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 BHWA
Craft Centre is the sales and marketing unit of Bangladesh
Homeworker Women's Association (BHWA). We are a non-profit
NGO working to improve the socio-economic status of
women homeworkers in Bangladesh since our inception
in 1986. Along with our fight for homeworker rights
issues, we also work towards increased awareness and
financial independence for women homeworkers in collaboration
with like-minded international agencies (e.g. HomeNet
South Asia, UNIFEM).
Our
showroom-cum-office at Dhaka showcases various types
of handiwork created exclusively by homebased women
workers and assimilated from all over the country. The
products on display are proof of the creativity inherent
in these women who have had little access to any formal
training or education. All of them, right from the laboriously
detailed NOKSHI KANTHA, the brightly embroidered cushion
covers and tablecloths, the trendy looking dress materials
& saris and the meticulously made dry flower arrangements
have been created over months of hard work by a group
of women working singly or jointly.The prices reflect
the tremendous amount of time and effort that has gone
into these creations. A large percentage of homebased
workers are engaged in embroidery work and making handicrafts
from locally available raw materials.
 In
most cases, the basic skills necessary for embroidery
work are traditionally acquired i.e. handed down by
mother to daughter and honed through years of practice.
Designs depicted are also motifs taken from the surroundings
mainly village life and local flora and fauna.
PRODUCT
RANGE
>> Nokshi Kantha
>> Hand embroidered Wall curtains
>> Bedlinen sets (embroidered, block printed &
applique)
>> Table linen sets (embroidered)
>> Sarees & Salwar Kameezes (embroidered &
block printed)
>> Embroidered kurtas for men
>> Dry flower arrangements
>> Embroidered sofa sets & cushion covers
>> Wall hangings (hand embroidered)
>> Bamboo and cane handicrafts
>> Bags & purses (embellished with hand embroidery)
>> Sandals made from leather, jute & fabric
(embellished with hand embroidery)
>> Show pieces
>> Wooden watches
>> Dolls
LONG-TERM
OBJECTIVES OF BHWA CRAFT CENTRE
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Gauging market acceptability of the products offered
by BHWA Crafts Centre.
>> Offering a platform for a dignified display
of the products made by women
homeworkers.
>> Assessing market demand and buyer interest
for our products.
>> Procuring orders for forthcoming festive season
based on product display.
>> Exploring new marketing channels and retail
outlets for the products.
>> Interpreting feedback from customers and passing
them on to the women
homeworkers so that they can utilize their resources
and efforts towards
creating products, which have better market value.
>> Highlighting problems faced by homebased women
workers and to direct the
attention of the country's decision makers towards the
need for giving proper
representation to homebased workers in the new Labour
Code.
AREAS
OF OPERATION
Networking, Training, Marketing, Financial assistance,
Support services
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