Village Bound

We are very excited to be traveling next week to Janakpur, the town where most of our product is produced. It is in the Terai region of Nepal in the south, on the border with India. We will be meeting with the women artisans who will be making our handbags, cushion covers, curtains, felt items and tablewares. The group of women producers work in a tiny village outside the major town. They work in a small house, but do most of the production outside in the grass. We work directly in Kathmandu with the woman who coordinates and runs the operation in the village. She is originally from Janakpur and has been involved in women's development for over 20 years. It is comforting to know we are in partnership with an organization that not only promotes women's skills in production, but is also owned and operated soley by women.


This is what the project is all about- interacting with women in rural areas and creating a connection between their goods and the worldwide market. We can't wait to go, get dirty and start the thing!