Memories: Bonoful Handmade Paper

It was exactly a year ago that I visited Bonoful Handmade Paper in Muktagacha, Bangladesh. I am still inspired by the industrious creativity of the women there. These women are the primary wage earners for their families. Prior to arriving at Bonoful they were unskilled and had little opportunity for employment. Seeing them work puts a face on fair trade and reminds me that it's possible in my isolated western culture to make choices that have a positive effect on their families on the other side of the world.

dipping paper sheets

Busy Workroom

Feeling paper pulp fibers.

Photos by Maebird