These beautiful handy baskets are handcrafted using upcycled cotton saris and woven kaisa grass. They nest perfectly into each other and the lids come with looped handles. They're great for storage or as colorful additions to a room. 

Small basket measures 12" in diameter and 5" in height. Large basket measures 13" in diameter and 7" in height.  Comes in a set of two.

Please note:  Colors and patterns will vary.  See photos for examples.  

All of our products are shipped with cards containing information about fair trade and the corresponding artisan group.

ABOUT THE ARTISANS

This item was handmade in a fair trade women's cooperative in Bangladesh.  Many of the women are widows, single mothers or heads of households with little or no income.  In addition to being paid fair wages, the women gain access to business training, health and nutrition programs, and learn about women's rights.  Their children are able to go to school, whereas before working with the cooperative they were uneducated.  The artisans are also working to improve their local environment by investing in deep wells for fresh drinking water, sanitary toilets in homes, and community reforestation through distribution of tree saplings.