Rural women in Jharkhand are turning their bamboo handicrafts-making skills into entrepreneurial success.
India is an agricultural country. The country is blessed with vast fertile land and six distinct seasons that help farmers grow a variety of crops. Agriculture is the largest employment provider in the country followed by handicraft skills. Both the industries are largely rural-based.
The current government realized the potential of the two sectors and has been creating various programs and initiatives to help the farmers and the artisans of the country.
Jharkhand is known for its picturesque landscape and natural minerals. Furthermore, a large portion of the land is covered with bamboo forests that local men and women use to make various objects. In addition to being stylish and pocket-friendly, handicrafts made out of bamboo sticks are eco-friendly.
A large portion of Jharkhandi women have turned their handicraft skills into entrepreneurial success. In addition to taking care of their family and completing their household chores, these women contribute financially by working in the handicraft industry.
An article published on Village Square mentions the following:
“Mira Devi of Kelo village in Jharkhand, was like any other rural homemaker, dedicating her time and effort to daily household chores. However, she harbored a dream of increasing her household income.
As bamboo is available in abundance in the forest area surrounding her village in the Rania administrative block of Khunti district, she decided to make bamboo baskets. Little did she know that this decision would become a turning point in her life.”
The women from Jharkhand were trained in making bamboo handicrafts in 2018 by the Torpa Rural Development Society for Women, TRDSW, with support from EdelGive Foundation.
Mira Devi, a local Jharkhand woman, told the following to Village Square:
“A special variety called the Bengal bamboo (Bambusa tulda) grows in the wild in Rania. So, I go to the forest to cut these dark green bamboo culms… When there’s a shortage of this particular variety in the forest, I travel to Odisha’s Rourkela market to buy Bengal bamboo, so my handicraft business won’t be affected.”
The success of Mira Devi has been touching new heights ever since she turned her skills into a profit-making business proposition. Many like her are following her footsteps to become an independent entrepreneur.
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