Embroidered Circles Cotton Bag
This calico bag fits our collection of Much Better Bags very well. It is unbleached cotton calico which is decorated with a spiral design hand embroidered by a young person with autism . Reusable,AND changing lives!
***Bags will have some pink markings where the makers have used stencils. Consider these part of the art! ***
Size: 33cm widex40cm high and Straps 61cm
Material: 100% cotton
Care: Machine wash at 60 degrees (expect some shrinkage)
Made in Nav Prabhuthi Trust by people with Autism
Nav Prabhuthi Trust was established in 2013 to provide skills training that will make young adults with autism financially self-sufficient. The centre presently has 24 young adults with autismz, it is located in Bangalore in S. India and amongst the founders are three parents of children with autism who became special needs professional as their children grew up.
Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition. Individuals with autism have difficulties in verbal and non-verbal communication, social interaction and leisure or play activities. There is no established cause of autism and there is no cure, but with intense intervention, some of the symptoms can be significantly reduced.
Nav Prabhuthi Trust provides training in multiple vocational skills including sewing, textiles, paper and technology. The provide entrepreneurship programmes for mothers to help improve their economic conditions. And they make products for sale.
Company buys block-printed bags and fabric from Nav Prabhuthi Trust for sale in our shop and for export. They also print and stitch tea towels and have made lots of block printed fabric for other tailors to make products.
