Here is a selection of videos that tell the stories of the CBT Vietnam Project and the villages we have had the opportunity to work in. Enjoy!
Please feel free to comment below. Your feedback is important to us.
When a Village was Heard: A community tourism training project in the Sapa region of Northern Vietnam operated by Capilano University Vancouver, Canada, and Hanoi Open University, Vietnam, and supported by the PATA Foundation. This video features two villages – Taphin and Lao Cai – in different stages of their community tourism capacity development as they begin to create homestays and look to partner with private sector tour companies. Stories from the community members are told by the community members themselves. This video was scripted by Chris Carnovale, Chris Bottrill and Kyle Sandilands, and filmed and produced by Kyle Sandilands.
When the Tourists Come: A community tourism training project in the Sapa region of Northern Vietnam operated by Capilano University Vancouver, Canada, and Hanoi Open University, Vietnam, and supported by the PATA Foundation. This video features the story of Taphin village as they begin to find solutions to enhance the tourist experience and tourism in their village. The video also includes testimonies from volunteer students from Capilano University’s tourism and outdoor recreation program. This video was scripted by Chris Carnovale, Chris Bottrill and Kyle Sandilands, and filmed and produced by Kyle Sandilands.
CBT Vietnam. Foundations laid: This video highlights a CIDA / ACCC funded Community Based Tourism Training and Capacity Building project in the Northern Vietnam region of Sapa. The video was filmed and produced by student volunteer Jordan Kallman, and was narrated by Dr. Geoffry Bird, project director.
Hope you’ve enjoyed the video.
amazing work capU & hanoiU & Ta Phin team. your passion & dedication inspires me!
Takes me back to our travels Carno. I recognize some faces, great work!
Amazing video. Exciting to see everyone’s hard work coming together, well done.
wow, this is amazing to see all the hard work you have been doing coming to light. Keep it up.
An impressive documentary! Well done on many levels.
I like this video. It’s quite special.
Terrific video!Very informative…..Nice to see everyone in Ta Phin again!I,m going back for another visit soon…….wonderful people…..Love Yas
Wonderful work. Looking forward in sending people soon to Ta Phing.
ALISON
This was a really very inspiring video! Good job on the hard work!
This is an amazing video. The positive interaction between the people of the village and the individuals coming to assist with education and tourism is very evident. The scenery is beautiful, the people are truly dedicated to improving the quality of life for the villagers. Great job !!!
Wow…how impressive!! Hats off to all of you for the collabrative effort of producing and filming this very informative video. To all of you, Kyle, Chris, Jase, Jennifer, Kyla, Tran, Ly May, Ly La, and Ly Ta and all government officials, university representatives, you did a fantastic job getting your message across to everyone who sees this video. The scenery, the effort to maintain balance in the lives of these people blending tradition with modern ways is integral to the success of this project. I look forward to seeing this area next March with my dental students who will also be working hard in the villages to provide dental education to these village communities. This video has broaden my knowledge of the area and provided significant information about the people, their needs and skills which I’m sure we will enjoy learning about while in Sapa. Looking forward to the upcoming documentaries.
This is a great video. I too am looking forward to visiting this area next March with Cindy Wing and the dental hygiene/assising students from Cambrian College.
Hi Cindy,
Hopefully the work we’ve done can help you and your students understand the impacts that tourists (even those of us with good intentions!) can have on the communities we travel in. The work you’re doing is commendable and I look forward to hearing about it on your return!
Jen
This is great. it makes me feel very emotional. All of you did a good job to change this place.
Very cool to see what you’ve been working on!
this is a great video. you guys are doing fantastic work!
Looks like the villagers and Cap have been working very hard on this project. It’s nice to see all the smiling faces! I hope to visit someday soon.
amazing inspirational work! you should all be so proud of yourselves.
That is so amazing. I am so honoured to have met Chris. Way to go all of you.
Doina
Good one!
This is incredible! It’s very inspiring. Good luck with everything! You’re doing some awesome work.
I’m so impressed with how much this project has accomplished since I first heard about it four years ago. From first aid to participating in round table talks with government and private sector, the project has come so far! Congrats to everyone who has played a part over the years, and best wishes to those of you carrying it into the future!!!
Great video! Congrats to all who contributed to the film and the project!
The video is great. Thanks very much for all your support to help the Ethnic minorities in Sapa. I’m really appreciate about your project.
Thanks to you Chris.
Thanks so much Mang your feedback and appreciation! Comments coming from a young Hmong woman from Sapa, such as yourself, mean a lot to us.
O Chau!
Keep up the good work.Lets see some more videos!!!Let me know what the outcome of these projects are like.