13th December 2014
USAID video of Sundarbans
We are delighted to be partnering with USAID, through Winrock International, in the Sundarbans. The Sundarbans is the largest natural mangrove forest in the world and the people living within it are extremely poor with very little opportunity. USAID have made a fabulous video with beautiful pictures and a very clear story telling us […]
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5th May 2013
Alternatives for the Garments Industry
Following the collapse of the Rana Plaza building last week and the terrible loss of life there is a lot of discussion about the current state of garments industry compliance, about the role of the international buyers and customers, about buildings safety and enforcement of the buildings code and about preventing such disasters in the […]
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27th July 2011
When I learnt to knit
Since I started this organisation based on knitting and crochet, lots of people ask me if I can knit. And when I tell them ‘Yes’, they then ask me when I learnt to knit. So here’s the story. I was very young when I learnt to knit. It was before I started school and before […]
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19th July 2011
Yunus: ‘Job creation is the solution to poverty’
In the Guardian today Muhammed Yunus has said ‘Job creation is the solution to poverty’. (The Guardian: Yunus). At Hathay Bunano we couldn’t agree more. I was delighted to read this article this morning where Yunus so clearly advocates job creation as a solution to poverty but also goes on to say ‘Loans should only […]
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5th June 2011
UNDP Growing Inclusive Markets case study
For anyone interested in the whole story of Hathay Bunano, UNDP – Growing Inclusive Markets, have written a substantial, 20 page, case study on the Hathay Bunano model. It was researched and written a few years ago but has only recently been published so some of the data is now a little old, however, the […]
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23rd May 2011
What’s so special about handmade?
If you ask six people why they like handmade they will probably give you six different reasons. It’s unique, it’s made with love and care, it’s personal. All very valid and important reasons but for us at Hathay Bunano the single most important reason for buying handmade is that it creates rural employment. We love […]
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13th May 2011
How it all started
Hathay Bunano is not the work of just one woman, but is the work of many thousands of women all over Bangladesh. It all started in 2004 when shortly after moving to Bangladesh I realised that it was part of my responsibility in this society to try to do something to help the poor. Having […]
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