OK, we're a comparatively little organisation well known for big projects... still, it's not every day an organisation of our size out-does Coca-Cola. Dolls and Silk cord from silk cloth waste has arrived see some pictures here Bangalore, India, 23 October 2008: Coca-Cola in Australia recently spent the better part of a million dollars advertising the fact that it was putting pink bottle tops on its Mount Franklin mineral water range to raise a sum capped at $5000 for breast cancer, at 20 cents a bottle for 25000 bottles. Coca-Cola is one of the world's largest companies. We,with all of 20 staff and resellers, spent the last two weeks in providing employment opportunities for 30 homeless rural women in Mandya, 106 km from here in Karnakata, South India. We've developed a heap of new products which will be featured on this page on Marion's return to Australia on 16 November. And we raised over $5000 for infrastructure building. Marion and Jon Gorr of Beautiful Silks October 14th 2008 at the opening of the Vikasana women's craft centre which was built during 2008 by the Institue with some assistance from Beautiful Silks for the Waste to Wealth project in silk. We thank the tour participants from Australia without your help this project would not have started. Our Tutors Lindy Frayne Nalda Searles and India Flint deserve a special mention their skills were always on hand, thanks to Lindy and Nalda for carrying the workshops far beyond what was reasonably expected, and India for the quiet getting on with things and gathering, especially the monumental effort of drying the silk that got wet on day 1. December 2008, the first strings and dolls arrive, pictures here Link to the trip to Nagarahole National Park where the leopard found her spots.... and to more photos
Day 1 - opening ceremony. The new building is opened and after some ceremony we will get working.
www.vikasana.net has details of our other fund-raising activities for this organisation, of which we and our associated business elephantconcepts.com are the major sponsors. India Flint, below collaged behind some of her results: Collage: Sandra Fisher, who was an Australian participating in this event.
India Flint set up outside, and was soon inundated, whilst Nalda and Lindy worked inside with the string makers, first Nalda got the workshop participants making bags.....
Marion will be accepting bookings for the 2009 tour until the workshops are full. 2009 workshops will take palce during the first 2 weeks of December. Bookings must be accompanied by a deposit. $500.00 deposit and $1000.00 progress payment is due. Balance due 31st August 2009. Visas need to be applied for earliest 60 days before travel. It can take 30 days to secure a visa to India.
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Anne Young with Sowbagya in blue, the bagmaking start, and above left, completed eco bag. 