Saidpur Enterprises comprises two groups: Action Bag Handicrafts and Eastern Screen Printers. Its Action Bag subsidiary employs women artisans who make a variety of jute products. Some have husbands who are underemployed; others are widowed. Action Bag provides literacy classes, and training on nutrition, women's legal rights, educational awareness and finance. Following the 1971 war that established Bangladesh, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) started clinics and nutrition centers in Saidpur to help address food shortages and disease. In 1976 MCC began a program to help mothers of malnourished children coming to its nutrition center. This temporary employment program became Action Bag Handicrafts, and now supports artisans selling for the fair trade export market.
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Sunflower Home Poem Wall Hanging
SKU: 6613440
Handcrafted in BangladeshAdd a touch of natural charm to your home with this beautiful wall hanging. The eye-catching cloth design features vibrant sunflowers, leaves and a...
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Lotus Peace Poem Wall Hanging
SKU: 6613430
Handcrafted in BangladeshBring a sense of tranquility into your home with this beautiful wall hanging. Emblazoned with the inspiring text "It does not mean to be in a place...
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Tree Poem Wall Hanging
SKU: 6613100
Handcrafted in BangladeshThis cotton wall hanging displays the poem Think Like a Tree by Karen I. Shragg. The poem reads, "Soak up the sun / Affirm life's magic / Be grace...
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Sloth Velvet Sleep Mask
SKU: 6613160
Handcrafted in BangladeshCatch some zzz's with the Sloth Velvet Sleep Mask. This sleep mask is constructed by makers working with Saidpur Enterprises in Bangladesh, which p...
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Cat Nap Velvet Sleep Mask
SKU: 6613260
Handcrafted in BangladeshTake a cue from our feline friends and have yourself a cat nap. Featuring a soft velvet backing, this sleep mask is constructed by makers working ...
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Sari Shop Slouchy Bag
SKU: 6613090
Handcrafted in BangladeshColorful patchwork patterns, innovatively pieced from recycled sari fabric. Each Sari Shop Slouchy Bag is unique. From Action Bag Handicrafts, empl...
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