Stories about Himalayas Artisans, Crafts

Artisans from Yes Helping Hands, Nepal

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Artisans from Yes Helping Hands, Nepal

This year , Om Ethnic Handicraft have started working with  Yes Helping Hands in Nepal. We have returned to Nepal after the earthquake and hope to bring something back to this place. We are so proud to find Yes Helping Hands. The Staff Laxman is so kind that he took us to their workshops and explained to us about the process of making their crafts and also the mission of their organisation.  Helping Hands Handicrafts offers practical training and employment opportunities for people living with disabilities in Nepal. In order to uplift them, Yes Helping Hands teach them different handicraft skills such as...

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Road Trip in Tibet

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Road Trip in Tibet

We are here writing about our journey in searching the raw materials of our crafts products and the process of how we made them. We hope if we, people pause to consider how we live, create and consume, we will savour things that have been made in close harmony with nature. In May 2013, Om Ethnic Handicraft travelled around in Tibet with our 4WD for about 2 months. We visited places and explored its nature and culture. There we discovered beauty that was born rather than made, we used these materials to let the craft alive.

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