Kommaly Chanthavong from Laos is one of the awardees of 2015 Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. She is being recognized for “her fearless, indomitable spirit to revive and develop the ancient Laotian art of silk weaving, creating livelihoods for thousands of poor, war-displaced Laotians, and thus preserving the dignity of women and her nation’s priceless silken cultural treasure.
2015 Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation
Awardee: Kyaw Thu from Myanmar
Moderator: Deogracias Vistan, Board of Trustee of RMAF & Director of Philippine National Bank
Discussants:
Dom Martin Gomez, OSB, Curator of the Monastery of the Transfiguration
Dr. Norma Respicio, Coordinator, Graduate Studies, College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines.
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Language: English and Lao