Mai Somnang is proud to be a lotus farmer making sustainable face masks from the flower’s stems in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
"Our company is very sustainable because we use all-natural microfiber," explains Alice Samnang, a supervisor at Samatoa.
Alice says that before the Covid-19 pandemic, the social enterprise produced natural textiles with kapok, banana and lotus. Now it's facing a high demand for face masks made out of lotus fiber. The masks are exported to the U.S., Australia and France.
Samatoa is also creating jobs for villagers.
"We can feed our families earning money from the lotus fiber," says Mai.
"The villagers are happy to work with fiber and they don’t have to find jobs elsewhere, far from home."
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