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Hand-Crafted Embroidered Drawstring Pouches-Handbags-Fair Trade-Blues or Browns
Hand-Crafted Embroidered Drawstring Pouches-Handbags-Fair Trade-Blues or Browns
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These beautiful drawstring bags available in 3 sizes, embellished with traditional "pucca" embroidery, are hand-made by women artisans from Pakistan. Pakistan is known for beautiful traditional textiles with embroidery and embellishments. Each tribe/community has a signature embroidery pattern that identifies one tribe from the other in the region.
These bags are handmade by artisans supported by AHAN (Aik Hunar Aik Nagar), Pakistan. AHAN works with artisans in about four provinces of Pakistan assisting in product development, training, and market linkages. AHAN aims at improving the quality of life for these artisans and their communities.
- Large measures 7-1/2β high x 7-1/2β wide
- Medium measures 6β high x 6β wide
- Small measures 5β high x 4β wide
Handmade in Pakistan and fair trade imported.
To learn more about AHAN and the artisans who create these beautiful bags, click below on About the Artisans.Β
About the Artisans
About the Artisans
AHAN - Aik Hunar Aik Nagar
AHAN, was initiated in 2007 as a subsidiary of Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC). Registered as a non-profit organization, the aim of the AHAN project is to generate employment opportunities in rural areas of Pakistan and promote the traditional craft skills through trainings, quality assurance, micro credit loans and marketing support.Β Β
The concept is designed to emulate the OVOP (One Village One Product) of Japan and OTOP (One Tombon One Product) of Thailand programs which have been successful in promoting non-farm micro and small enterprises thus improving employment prospects of the marginalized.
AHANβs network is spread across four provinces in Pakistan. The craft practiced by the traditional artisan communities across the provinces include; textiles, silver jewelry, ceramics, mosaic and leather products. 70% of AHANβs artisan members are women and the remaining include landless peasants and daily wage workers. The objective of the organization is to increase its geographical span as well as find strong market linkages for these beautiful, handmade products. In the effort AHAN has been able to link artisan communities with various domestic and international retailers and importers, which in turn has helped to improve the quality of life for the artisans and their communities.
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