HANDEP for Artisans

Nurturing Local Champions

Through training, workshops, and village infrastructure development, we provide local and indigenous communities with capacity-building efforts on sustainable agriculture, economic empowerment, and education to nurture economically sustainable and independent local champions all over Indonesia.

Fair-trade

Fairtrade is our rule of thumb. We make sure the artisans who put so much effort, energy, and time into the products are rewarded fairly. We take an average of 30% of the profit margin for every product. In ensuring our partnership, we have a written agreement with our artisans and disclose our pricing formula to them and the public.

Powering Artisans Scholarship

The Powering Artisans Scholarship is a small program that we started in 2021 for artisans to study with other villages across Indonesia that partnered with HANDEP to improve their skills and knowledge. The scholarship will not only benefit the recipient but also his/her weaving community.

BUMDES

HANDEP collaborates with Village-owned Enterprises (BUMDES) in Central Kalimantan to create craft products. We also trained BUMDES management on business management, finance management and marketing. This collaboration is a form of our support for village economic empowerment especially for improving the economy and welfare of indigenous women and farmers in rural areas of the province.

Ratu & Putri Dare

HANDEP celebrates indigenous craftsmanship every year by organizing a Dare (weaving) competition with women in our partner villages. The cultural competition is one of our efforts to preserve the precious weaving tradition and reposition it as a dignified and promising livelihood option for rural communities, especially women. This year’s event was attended by more than 20 participants divided into two categories based on age: Ratu Dare (Queen of Weaving) and Putri Dare (Princess of Weaving).

Knowledge Transfer Workshop

Knowledge Transfer workshop is expected to regenerate a sense of ownership of weaving culture among the younger generations of our weavers. We hope to continue to support weaving as a more sustainable alternative source of livelihood for local communities especially women in the future.

350+

Artisans & Smallholders

1

Community Floating Library

88.94%

Increase in Income

21

Trainings & Workshops

1

Community Market

2019