May 23
Top left : One of the women participating in the training program for women, at Ghar Sita Mutu, in Kathmandu, Nepal. We had a brief encounter with this orphanage and organization last year during the elections, helping design a logo and a few felt products for their training program. Beverly Bronson founded the impressive and well-run orphanage, home to several rambunctious and bright kids (and dogs)! Top right: This is one of Kokonor’s tailors, probably working away at one of B&F’s cushions from last year. Kokonor is run by it’s talented and dedicated founder Catherine R Anderson, whom I met in 2007 while working for the Norbulingka Institute, in lower Dharmasala, India. We decided to put our heads together (in 2008) and try and go somewhere with our ideas on fair trade, environmentally sound and socially conscious goods. Too see her line of beautifully crafted women’s sleepwear and kid’s clothing, go to www.kokonor.co.uk Bottom left: Catherine and I were super happy to find the Green Shop, up in Mcleod Ganj were we were working and living last year. The Green Shop is run by the Tibetan Welfare Office, and trains and employs Tibetan refugees in all aspects of paper making: this includes running an amazing recycling program, where paper is collected from each individual household. The paper is processed and dyed using natural pigments, and made into paper and all types of paper products. Whenever we can, we purchase our paper goods from these guys. Bottom Right: Our trusty screen-printers at the beautiful Norbulingka Institute. If around Dharmasala, its a must-see!

Top left : One of the women participating in the training program for women, at Ghar Sita Mutu, in Kathmandu, Nepal. We had a brief encounter with this orphanage and organization last year during the elections, helping design a logo and a few felt products for their training program.

Beverly Bronson founded the impressive and well-run orphanage, home to several rambunctious and bright kids (and dogs)!

Top right: This is one of Kokonor’s tailors, probably working away at one of B&F’s cushions from last year. Kokonor is run by it’s talented and dedicated founder Catherine R Anderson, whom I met in 2007 while working for the Norbulingka Institute, in lower Dharmasala, India. We decided to put our heads together (in 2008) and try and go somewhere with our ideas on fair trade, environmentally sound and socially conscious goods. Too see her line of beautifully crafted women’s sleepwear and kid’s clothing, go to www.kokonor.co.uk

Bottom left: Catherine and I were super happy to find the Green Shop, up in Mcleod Ganj were we were working and living last year. The Green Shop is run by the Tibetan Welfare Office, and trains and employs Tibetan refugees in all aspects of paper making: this includes running an amazing recycling program, where paper is collected from each individual household. The paper is processed and dyed using natural pigments, and made into paper and all types of paper products. Whenever we can, we purchase our paper goods from these guys.

Bottom Right: Our trusty screen-printers at the beautiful Norbulingka Institute. If around Dharmasala, its a must-see!