Hhmong, represent some of the rich diversity of the 40 ethnic
minority groups In the northern part of the country, around 1.2
million people reside in the so-called “forestry area”. Many of them
lack citizenship, are deprived of access to land and forest and
therefore are sidelined from the development process.
The Inter Mountain Peoples Education and Culture which coordinates
the “Highland People Task Force”, a local advocacy network, has been
working for more than 15 years to increase the empowerment of ethnic
leaders and networks in promoting indigenous and highland ethnic
peoples by both cultural and development aspects.