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Tour of Local Women's Workshop: Make Your Own Nepalese Souvenir

Tour of Local Women's Workshop: Make Your Own Nepalese Souvenir

$60.00 USD
$60.00 USD
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Have you ever wondered whose hands made those souvenirs in Kathmandu tourist shops? Do you want to buy responsibly and empower local Nepalese women? Come visit our workshop and take a craft class! Learn to make unique, local Nepalese crafts; our local artisan women will teach you first hand and leave Nepal with a unique craft piece. With this class you know you've empowered local women!

We are 50 local women in Kathmandu who own our workshop and make handmade, fair trade authentic Nepalese crafts and textiles. We focus on empowering, employing and educating women who have survived childhood forced labor, abandonment, and abusive marriages. We make clothing, accessories and Nepalese handicrafts on an exclusively eco-friendly and sustainable basis, using all natural resources and recycled materials. Your purchase of a single craft class aids all of the beautiful Nepalese women survivors involved in this project to rebuild and strengthen their lives. During the class our local artisan women will teach you how to make your own souvenir at our workshop. You will learn the ancient techniques of garment and handicraft making from Nepalese women artisans. You will also learn how to stop child labor and how to uplift disadvantaged women. You will leave with a souvenir that you made in our workshop and the experience of a lifetime!

HIGHLIGHTS

Duration: 4 hours

When: Every Monday and Wednesday from 8:30am to 12:30pm for 12 year olds and up 

Price includes: 4 hour craft class Roundtrip transport from our store to our workshop in Goldhunga town All supplies for souvenir crafting Light local Nepali snack Recipe book

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About Our Products

  • Handmade

    This product is respecting traditions and the making process is entirely done by hand. It is handcrafted with love by our women artisans.

  • Eco-Conscious

    This product is protecting Mother Earth and the people. It is eco-conscious, plastic free, cruelty free, chemicals free, and pollution free.

  • Fair Trade

    This product is contribuing to ending fast fashion, sweatshops, child-labor and modern slavery. It is providing living wage to its makers.

Empowering One Woman At A Time

Welcome to Local Women's Handicrafts (LWH)—a
fair trade, Eco-conscious collective of women artisans dedicated to
creating unique fashion and home decor with purpose. LWH embodies the
mission of providing a living wage, economic empowerment, and education
for artisans who have overcome exploitation and hardship.

Through responsible fashion and sustainable trade, we stand with the Empowerment Collective in the mission to end forced labor and modern slavery.
Every purchase directly supports survivor-led initiatives that drive
change in global supply chains and create a future where artisans thrive
in dignity and independence.

Join us in transforming lives—one handmade piece at a time.

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About Us

  • Empowerment

    We believe in survivor leadership and true empowerment by providing artisans with the tools, resources, and opportunities to thrive. This includes fair wages, sustainable practices, and a strong support system to ensure their craft leads to lasting economic independence.

  • Sustainability

    We protect handicraft sustainability by ensuring traditional craftsmanship thrives while safeguarding artisans and the environment. Through fair wages, ethical production, and sustainable practices,
    we empower artisans to preserve their heritage, strengthen communities,
    and create a future free from exploitation and modern slavery.

  • Eco-Conscious

    Environmentally friendly fashion is our movement to reduce the industry's negative impact on the environment. We achieve this by sourcing sustainable materials, reducing waste, upcycling, recycling, and ensuring transparency in the supply chain to promote ethical and sustainable production practices.

  • Preserving Local Handicrafts

    Preserving local handicrafts is crucial for cultural heritage and economic sustainability. We support traditional techniques, designs, and stories by partnering with diverse artisans to blend heritage and innovation, ensuring that craftsmanship thrives while empowering communities and sustaining artisanal traditions for future generations.