RECYCLED COTTON DARI JOURNAL

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: INDIA

This brightly colored, hand sewn journal will inspire the writer in us all. The pages are made of recycled paper and bound in hand-woven, red and orange cloth recycled from textile mills. As a first entry to your new journal, write about the community of women artisans in India that will receive vocational and educational training because of your purchase. Contains 50 sheets.

8 1/4" x 7"

THIS FAIR TRADE PRODUCT IS CRAFTED BY THE COMMUNITY FRIENDLY MOVEMENT

The Community Friendly Movement (CFM) is a social enterprise based in New Delhi, India, that aims to create wealth for artisan communities by working directly with the producers at the bottom of the supply chain, reducing the number of intermediaries, and selling their quality, handmade products to a larger market. Among the artisans with whom CFM works are twenty wood and lacquer craftsmen of Etikoppaka, who, with assistance from the National Institute of Design, the National Institute of Fashion Technology, and individual social entrepreneurs, have rediscovered traditional local knowledge that has revived the craft.

Using a combination of old and new tools and techniques, the artisans who work with CFM have improved the overall quality and utility of their products, replacing the previously toxic synthetic dyes with all-natural vegetable dyes. Moreover, CFM's ongoing support of local Etikoppaka artisans gives them the opportunity to remain in their village and make a viable living from the production of wood and lacquer items. This reduces the migration of unskilled laborers from the village to the urban centers, and also preserves a valuable traditional craft of India.

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