Our Updates - Semester 1 2020

We hope you are all doing okay in this unsettling time. After a great 2019 where we made a lot of positive impacts and a fantastic first couple of months in 2020, life gave all of us a lemon that we can hardly turn into vodka. The COVID-19 outbreak is a nightmare for many, including a small business like Handep. We, however, did not give up, we continued to move forward despite all challenges. Although adapting to the pandemic is no easy task, we did all we can to continue supporting our partner weavers and farmers.

We started our journey with a huge milestone by becoming part of the soft launching of Indonesia Fashion Week (IFW) 2020 "Tales of the Equator - Treasure of the Magnificent Borneo" in Jakarta. Indonesia Fashion Week 2020 will focus on showcasing the cultures of 3 major tribes in Kalimantan: Banjar, Dayak, and Kutai. There will be 20-30 fashion designers participating in this event including Handep. Initially planned to take place in April 2020, IFW 2020 is postponed to early October 2020 due to COVID-19 outbreak. For this prestigious event, Handep will showcase the weaving heritage and amazing craftsmanship of the incredible Dayak Taboyan women to the world of contemporary fashion. Our capsule collection is named after “The Power of Dayak Women”. Are you excited to see them?

Read our journey here.