Natural Fiber Cottage Industry »

TKT promotes banana-plant based handicrafts with women artisans of Anegundi, thus providing them with a means of livelihood. Our natural fibre cottage industry was set up in 1999 and has been using locally available banana fibre extracted from the trunk of the banana plant, Shorba grass, river grass and other locally available fibres. TKT emphasizes the utilization of eco friendly materials that are locally available.
We have also promoted and nurtured Ilkal, the local hand-woven fabric. Mats, bags, decorative fringes, toys, quilts are manufactured at our handicraft unit.
All our hand-crafted products provide an independent income for village women.

The Bhoomi Society for Working Women was formed in 2002 with 205 members. The federation runs the village’s cottage industries and is in full swing as it obtains orders for local hand-crafted products from all the major cities of India. These high quality products are appreciated and exported.

Apart from providing financial support, the federation has played a major role in empowering and transforming these shy women into confident individuals
TKT is in the process of raising funds to address the urgent need for new handicraft production unit of about 3,000 sq feet.

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