> 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.