Due to Sunita's family's financial situation, she had to stop studying at 6th grade; got married at the age of 15 and had Suhaani soon after (her daughter pictured here :) ) Her husband is a helper at a furniture shop and their primary source of income was inadequate to keep up with expenses. Whilst Sunita tried to supplement their income by helping as a maid, this was shortlived as she was pregnant once again with Rohan. (Not pictured here as he was out playing in the fields!)
Sunita found out about the beading group within the community that Toucan Krafte founded and although she had no experience with jewelry, she completed the training program and soon began to excel in beaded jewelry and crafts. The fair wage she earns has enabled her to help support her family, pay for the monthly house rental, and afford to send both her kids to school! Sunita now teaches craft skills to other women in her community, further expanding hope and opportunity in her community.
]]>This has been one of the key drivers for launching TJT, to collaborate and invest in enterprises that believe in creating positive and sustainable impact; one person at a time.
Toucan Krafte’s mission statement “To empower women by providing fair wages and creating beautiful, handmade, high quality and unique accessories”. These women are part of a self help group based in New Delhi from low income communities, they are trained by Toucan Krafte and all the raw materials are provided to them to work at home as they care for their kids and family; providing an additional stream of income.
This collection aka "Tribal Council 2018" has been 6 months in the works and it is very close to our 💓 90% of the collection are upcycled ie made by recycled fabrics, wood, metal.
For every piece sold from this collection, TJT will purchase 2X Hindhi children books for the community and will provide monthly updates on this. Join us in our mission in making a difference, one person at a time ❤️
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From now till 31st of May 2018, remember to use the promo code "10FORME" when making your purchase to enjoy 10% off!
That's not all, we are also running a GIVEAWAY ROULETTE on Instagram during the same period! You may just be the lucky winner to walk away with a pair of limited edition (yet to be released) Jet Black earrings and necklace of your colour choice from SS 2018: Look 6, worth a total of >SGD300! Follow us @thejewelrytribe for more details!
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