Hao Dinh Thi
General memberBasic info
| First Name | Hao |
| Last Name | Dinh Thi |
| User name | Dinhhao0217 |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Gender | Female |
| Full name | Dinh Thi Hao |
| Working languages | English |
Bio
| About | I am Dinh Thi Hao, Director of Da Bac Social Enterprise CBT: desire to be a “bridge” for community tourism. I am one of the important factors creating change for the stilt houses on Da River Lake with the direction of developing green, sustainable community tourism. After more than 10 years of working and building community tourism destinations in Da Bac district, I concluded that preserving and promoting the national cultural identity and solidarity of the community is the basis for community tourism development. |
| Education | September 2008 – August 2012, The Degree of Bachelor in Agricultural Economics Name of institution: Hanoi University of Agriculture Address: Gia Lam district, Ha Noi city, Vietnam Language: Vietnamese GPA: 2.88/4 September 2005 – June 2008, High School Diploma Name of institution: Kim Bang B High School Address: Kim Bang district, Ha Nam province, Vietnam Language: Vietnamese |
| Significant achievements | Personal: |
Business
| Business | Looking for business partners, Looking for investment opportunities, Open to new collaborations |
| Current employment | Director, Da Bac Community-based Tourism Social Enterprise |
| Motivation for social impact creation | As the director of Da Bac CBT Social Enterprise, I have developed business model, managed operations, built partnership with community, local authorities and tour operators which jointly create a better place for people to live and for people to visit. I also have built capacity for villagers, community groups to develop products and options that mutually provide experiences and learnings for visitors but also generate stable incomes for villagers in CBT villages. Managing staff, contracts, financial transaction to ensure a self-reliant business of the social enterprise is my daily role. However, sharing the value of CBT model and sustainable CBT products is also a key responsibility of mine to promote the model and replicate it in other locations in Vietnam. |
| Contributions to the SBC community | – Leed the social enterprise to become a self-reliant model and the CBT model was replicated in many provinces. – Develop more than ten CBT villages supported by Action on Poverty; The CBT model shaped by Da Bac CBT has been shared and replicated in many locations in Vietnam, including Son La, Dien Bien, Phu Tho, Lai Chau, and Soc Trang provinces. – Sign contracts with 22 travel agencies, directly establish 780 bookings with 11.728 tourists, generating approximately 11,5 billion dongs in revenue for social enterprise, and 8,8 billion dongs in revenue for local people from April 2017 to December 2022. – Support to create jobs and increase income for 195 members of 153 households in 4 CBT villages of Da Bac district. – Promote Da Bac CBT villages to over 3,200 people from different social media sources through posts, videos, livestreams, blogs, and international online newspapers. |
| Sustainable Development Goals | GOAL 1: No Poverty, GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities |
Research
| Research | Looking for collaborators |