Each of the nine recycled paper stars has a three-dimensional form and is covered with colorful recycled saris of cotton. Stars are wrapped in a fine golden cord and scattered with lustrous white beads on a fiber string to shine. Patterns and colors may vary. 60"l, star: 1 3/4"dia.
Prokritee provides jobs for rural, disadvantaged women, many of whom are widows, single mothers, or low-income heads of households in Bangladesh. Your purchase gives hope, dignity, and prosperity to impoverished women in some of Bangladesh's poorest parts, helping improve their living standards and kid's education. This group also seeks to preserve Bangladesh's cultural heritage and concentrating on jobs rather than maximizing profits.
In 2001, Prokritee was founded to help rural women of Bangladesh. Over 1,000 women are currently employed. Prokritee, meaning "nature" in Bengali. This company specializes in handicrafts with natural materials.
Your support provides these women with much-needed jobs, fair wages, protection from violence, access to health care, and education for their children.
