Livelihoods Created for Local Village Women

Community Development is a major focus in Mövenpick Living West Hanoi’s sustainability strategy. Through the hotel’s partnership with Diversey’s Linen for Life program, used linens are repurposed into school uniforms for children living in remote areas. To date, approximately 800 kilograms of retired linens, nearly 99% of the property’s supply, have been donated and transformed into 1,017 school uniforms for children in need in Vietnam’s mountainous Điện Biên province. The uniforms relieve the financial burden on families in Xuan Lao and Muong Lan villages, where income is often stretched thin by providing students with suitable clothing for the classroom. The sewing of garments also provides employment for local artisans living in these communities. Furthermore, fabric that is too worn for uniforms are reused as cleaning cloths within the hotel in line with the property’s zero-waste initiatives.