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The storage and style possibilities for this hand-woven basket from Bangladesh are nearly endless. The 15" Stitched Hogla Basket is woven of local Bangladeshi sea grass, then machine stitched. Don't even think about sacrificing style for storage-these hogla baskets have it all. Fitted lid with handle loop offers you the ability to stash clutter out of sight in a second. The artisans we partner with to bring you hogla grass baskets share their traditional weaving with us for a living wage, in safe conditions.
HANDCRAFTED IN BANGLADESH
SKU: 6603580
THE MAKERS
Prokritee (meaning "nature" in Bengali) manages several handicraft enterprises and helps other groups sell their products in local and foreign markets. Prokritee and its enterprises provide jobs for poor rural women. By providing jobs for women, Prokritee improves women’s standard of living and helps them send their children to school. The organization provides skills development training to artisans. Prokritee creates and promotes income–generating projects that benefit the artisans, adhere to good safety and environmental standards, and have the potential to become self–reliant. Prokritee was established in 2001 as an independent organization. Ten Thousand Villages has purchased products from Prokritee and its predecessor MCC Bangladesh since 1986.
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