13 Villages Project - 'Giving
Back'
We
are proud to be part of a project contributing to the development of independent
and self sustained communities.
The '13 Villages Project' is a campaign co-conducted by Under
the Nile and its Farm in Egypt (Sekem). It takes place in
13 rural villages in Sharkeya, Egypt. Through vocational training
and infrastructural development, the project is improving the health, skills and
overall well being of the village inhabitants. We provide excellent health care
as well as education on dental and over all physical health. We begin by
educating the villagers on how to make our fruit and vegetable toys. Each
village receives an advance for their work and the materials needed to produce
that toy. Upon completion, we pick up the finished goods and pay them fair wages
for their work.
We are very excited to see the end result. Happy,
educated, and healthy human beings.
The Papoose Story
Less than ten years ago, there was no felt industry in Nepal, now there
are many manufacturers
making a living out of this craft work.
My
own preference for hand crafted products keeps leading me back
to professional craft
producers.
Understanding the processes involved helps to be creative in product
development.
As
with all our products, colour is of the utmost importance.
