Impact

Social Impact of Rural Handicrafts Company

All the handicrafts made by Rural Handicrafts Company are made locally by people in the rural villages of India. Working with us provides them with the opportunity to practice their ancestral trades and we bring their crafts to the marketplace to sell their products. We work closely with these artisans to identify products that will showcase their ancient traditions and also be of value for our customers. Rural Handicrafts Company ensures that all its artisans receive a fair wage that is well above the minimum wage such that their quality of life is impacted directly. We also provide training for the artisans to enable them to compete in the global handicrafts marketplace. Through our various initiatives, we want to create an impact in the lives of the people we work with and through them we want to impact their communities as well.

A few examples:

Md.Nawaz Arif	Md. Nawaz Arif is a 28 year old supervisor with the Clay Candle holders division. Arif, as he asks to be called, is a young man who came to Rural Handicrafts Company looking for an opportunity to work a steady job and earn a decent living. In this small semi-urban town of Madhupur, good jobs are hard to come by and therefore Arif feels that he is very fortunate to part of a company that is helping transform his community.
Md.Shadiq	Md. Shadiq is an 18 year old drop out who made that sacrifice to make ends meet for his family, which includes three sisters and two brothers. Shadiq used to work odd jobs before he joined us a full time office aid. Shadiq is now learning to use the computer, a little bit of English, and is earning a steady income to help support his family.
Laszina Kathoun	Laszina Kathoun is an 21 year old single mother who was struggling to make ends meet before she became a part of the RHC embroidery team. She used to work from home and save up the little money she made so that she could feed her family. Working with RHC has given her a renewed confidence in herself and has drastically improved her standard of living. Today, she has big dreams for herself and for her children and wears a proud smile on her face.