Learning Hub — Artisan

Your continuing support helps artisans like Radhika! Radhika has worked at New SADLE for nearly 30 years. That’s how long your shopping has made a difference in her life! Radhika and her team make traditional Batik for products like handmade cards. They draw beautiful designs on material in wax, and dye them to make the imprint permanent. All the artisans that Radhika oversees in the Batik department are affected by leprosy or polio. You can see what an amazing job they do! Because of the ongoing support of your shopping, Radhika has been able send both of her children to...

Your shopping helps women like Evangeline break out of poverty! It takes a lot to escape poverty. This can be especially true for women like Evangeline. It takes access to an opportunity — and your shopping can provide that opportunity! Evangeline grew up in a leprosy colony. Her father had leprosy and the only way he could get money for his family was begging on the streets. They struggled to get by as a family of six with little money. Evangeline left school after Grade 9 and taught herself how to use the sewing machine at home. She was eligible...

It’s a whole Cure Package! Lalsari and her son Bishal have spent many long stays at The Leprosy Mission’s Anandaban Hospital in Nepal.  Although they are cured of leprosy now, their initial Multi-Drug Therapy was required for 24 months! That’s double the usual 12 months of daily medicine it takes to be considered cured of leprosy in most cases. Their leprosy bacterial count was still way too high after one year, so they had to stay on it much longer. They feel so blessed that people like you have been supporting them throughout their extended treatment. Their family could have...

How your shopping builds a bright future for Binda’s family! The effect you can have lasts years into the future! Your shopping and Gifts of Love can build a bright future for people. This is what it was like for Binda and her family. Binda’s husband was affected by leprosy, and so the two of them struggled to find work. One of the producers you support, New SADLE, offered both of them work. Now, 15 years later, Binda has been a dedicated weaver, making products to sell to people like you in Australia! Together, Binda and her husband make enough...

When we visited producer groups in Bangladesh recently, we found Jaya making a string of angels out of Parthi grass. She was putting beads onto the angels to form their heads. She can make approximately 15 angels in one day. Jaya and her coworkers also make baskets, coasters, hats, and other Christmas decorations. Jaya has been working with this producer group for the past 25 years. A lot has changed since she started. Her husband passed away many years ago, which meant she had to take on all the responsibility for the family’s finances. Thanks to the training and income...