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About Sana Hastakala |
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Sana Hastakala is Nepali for "small handicrafts" and our aim is to foster the resurgence of traditional craft skills and the use of modern techniques. By doing this, Nepal's underprivileged and predominately female handicraft producers will earn fair wages and sustainable livelihoods.
To achieve this outcome we provide marketing services to more than 100 producers, projects and organizations, thereby directly benefiting approximately 1500 individual producers.
The income from sales is distributed to producers and their employees, is used to strengthen our organization and is employed to finance community development. The community development fund assists the most impoverished craft producers in purchasing raw materials and equipment, as well as skills training and sales. |
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| Key Objective
» To meet the marketing requirements of Nepal's handicraft producers, who are mainly women operating at a very small scale, often from their homes. |
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| Additional Objectives |
| » To preserve Nepal's rich artistic skills and craft techniques |
| » To promote the exportation of Nepalese handicrafts |
| » To motivate and support handicraft producers |
| » To sponsor professional training workshops where appropriate |
| » To promote handicrafts from different parts of the country, particularly from areas with lower levels of economic growth |
| » To locate traditional handicrafts from all regions of Nepal and promote their high quality products |
| » To provide appropriate financial and technical support to craft producers |
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| Facts |
| » Established in 1989 with the financial and technical support of UNICEF, Sana Hastakala became self sufficient two years later. |
| » It is a registered nongovernmental organisation (NGO) and a nonprofit organisation. |
| » We are a founding member of Fair Trade Group Nepal (FTG) and member of International Federation of Alternative Trade (IFAT). |
| » Beyond working with producers across Nepal, we have our own in house production unit. |
| » We currently export to 25 buyers in 13 countries: USA, Canada, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Slovenia, Japan, South Korea, Australia and Singapore. |
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