Women’s invaluable economic contribution
Photographer:
Riefka Dachlan, nicknamed Inonk, has lived in different parts of Indonesia since childhood. A psychologist by training, for the past 15 years she has lived in Yemen, UAE, Pakistan, Egypt, USA and she is now in Bangkok, Thailand. She has also traveled extensively in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Her passion for travelling is captured through her lens, and her lens captures her passion for travel.
A woman fills the kettle from a
terracotta pot. Bagan, Myanmar 2015
Carrying a basket filled with leaves.
Bagan, Myanmar 2015
Black Hmong woman on market day.
Bac Ha, Vietnam 2015
Woman selling woven scarf
for souvenir. Inn Dain village,
Myanmar 2015
Group of Pa O women
selling honey. Inn Dain village,
Myanmar 2015
Drying fish in the sun. East Borneo,
Indonesia 2012
Selling vegetables. Hanoi,
Vietnam 2015
Outdoor salon. Hanoi,
Vietnam 2015
Savory local delicacies. Hanoi,
Vietnam 2015
Sorting out plastic bags. Hanoi,
Vietnam 2015
Collecting boxes. Hanoi,
Vietnam 2015
Selling and buying beans. Bac Ha,
Vietnam 2015
Women at the Sunday market.
Bac Ha, Vietnam 2015
Flower Hmong seller offering
sugarcane. Bac Ha, Vietnam 2015
Traditional vendor snacking on
sugarcane. Bac Ha, Vietnam 2015
Waiting for customer. Bac Ha,
Vietnam 2015
The art of haggling. Bac Ha,
Vietnam 2015
Carrying gallons to fill and more.
Bac Ha, Vietnam 2015
A Palong lady weaving cotton.
Nor Lae, Thailand 2015
Smoothing bamboo to make handicraft.
Akha village, Thailand 2015
Fruit stall in Hua Hin night market,
Thailand 2014