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!
Teenagers and Fair Trade?
My name is Erin and I have been interning for Ganesh Himal since November. Throughout my time at Ganesh Himal, the idea had been brought up about what teenagers know about fair trade. Teenagers make
Power of 5 Update
We recently had the great joy of sending $15,000 to The Association of Craft Producers for the their Child Education program. Thanks to everyone who helped raise this extraordinary amount of money in just a
Power of 5 Update
We recently had the great joy of sending $15,000 to The Association of Craft Producers for the their Child Education program. Thanks to everyone who helped raise this extraordinary amount of money in just a
Start a #FairTradeClothingRevolution
We are excited to see an increase in our clothing sales, and we have been hearing from stores that they too have experienced more of a demand for Fair Trade clothing. We believe some of
Advance order your Fair Trade Clothing
We have been getting feedback from stores like yours that more people are now requesting Fair Trade Clothing. We are trying our best to keep up with the demand, and luckily, we have just expanded
What is “Added Value” in Fair Trade
Wikipedia Says: "Added Value" refers to "extra" feature(s) of an item of interest (product, service, person etc.) that go beyond the standard expectations and provide something "more" while adding little or nothing to its cost."