Daughters of India X Projecthrive
Daughters of India has partnered with Projecthrive to create a capsule collection of hand-block print styles. This collaboration has employed 4 artisans for 212 workdays. Together, we provided both economic opportunity and representation to artisans with virtually no access to education and helped each of them provide for their families.
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By partnering with a Fair Trade USA-certified factory, we also employed 94 factory workers for 371 workdays.
Block printing, involves stamping fabric with wood-carved blocks one motif at a time. Each meter requires hours of careful printing, preserving centuries-old skills and detail. Through Projecthrive initiative, Sonica Sarna has been capacity building and training these communities and connecting them with socially minded brands such as Daughters of India since 2009.
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Through the utilization of organic cotton rather than conventional cotton we’ve reduced 583.2 kg of CO2 emissions. And also removed 584.04 Kg of Fertilizers in the production of these garments.
Additionally, through the utilization of organic cotton we have saved 4,608,500 litres of water. Further, by replacing plastic buttons with shell buttons, we have saved 27,300 plastic buttons from landfills/ oceans.
The clothes you buy can change lives. When you buy this garment from Daughters of India, you actively support artisans by ensuring they receive fair pay and work in safe conditions. You also help preserve generational Indigenous textile techniques and traditions that risk extinction without the backing of socially motivated brands.