ARTISAN SPOTLIGHT:
Khlapsang Karpo Women Recycled Handcrafts
Due to its remote location, Ganesh Himal Trading had to be creative with the raw materials used for products made by this group. All scraps of sari fabric and beads are transported on the backs of the villagers over a two day mountain trek to their community. Lack of tools and electricity create another obstacle to producing products. Determined to provide economic opportunity to women in this village following the devastating earthquake of April 2015, Ganesh Himal Trading combined simple skill with beautiful detail to make this one of a kind wearable art.
Two days walk from any road lies the village of Sertung. Ganesh Himal Trading’s owners walked through this village in the fall of 2015 during their survey of damage in the remote Northern regions of Dhading district following the April 2015 earthquakes. During this visit they met a young woman who was the health care worker there and her husband. Their village was so heavily damaged and they wanted to know if we could help them get some economic income to the women and children left in the village (Conscious Connections Foundation also provided blankets).“Namaste, I would like to thanks for order necklaces. Our women life story is in Sertung women are maximum uneducated but they are everyday hard working. They do old type of farming and after planting they wait six month to get the crop.They have no [income generating] work. They are after earthquake live in small trap. This recycle necklace made them if you buy continue this necklace they get good incoming job.and help thier child study.” -Yogendra
Posts from the Past!
Spokane Company Example of Progress in Fair Trade
By PAIGE BROWNING Spokane Public Radio View Slideshow The Ganesh Himal Trading Co. warehouse in Spokane County invites people with Tibetan prayer flags at the door. Paige Browning Spokane Public Radio https://ganeshhimaltrading.com/wp-content/uploads/112814PB_Ganesh.mp3 Listen to the
Magic Scarf video! See how it’s done Ganesh Himal Style!
Watch Austin from Ganesh Himal Trading create beauty with this wide magic scarf! So many ways to wear it, so much fun too! http://youtu.be/s1-KN7xaymI
30 Years Of Fair Trade Instills Hope
Thirty years ago, after cattle were chased off the runway, Denise Attwood and Ric Conner’s plane touched down at the old Kathmandu airport. “We had no idea the defining moment in our careers had taken
Ganesh Himal Trading’s Recycled Tire Products Help the Environment and Provide Work for Paraplegics
The common disposal method of tires in Nepal is burning. In response to black billowing clouds of smoke, one of Ganesh Himal’s producer groups offered to purchase numerous tires in hopes of improving air quality.
Certified or Committed Fair Trade?
What’s the difference? 1) “Fair trade” now means many things. It is important to distinguish between fair trade certified products and fully committed fair trade companies. 2) FTF members are fully committed fair trade companies. We support artisans