{"id":343,"date":"2025-10-12T13:08:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T13:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.demo.thedesignwalla.com\/calcuttarescue\/?page_id=343"},"modified":"2026-04-12T12:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:38:52","slug":"handicrafts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/calcuttarescue.org\/newsite\/handicrafts\/","title":{"rendered":"Handicrafts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Calcutta Rescue\u2019s Handicrafts Project empowers disadvantaged individuals by providing fair employment and skills training through the creation of beautiful, eco-friendly products. From upcycled silk sari items to handcrafted cards and water hyacinth bags, each piece reflects creativity, dignity, and craftsmanship. Every purchase supports artisans in building better lives and sustaining their families with pride.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Some of the charity\u2019s patients and ex-schoolchildren find it impossible to earn a living. This may be because they are disabled, are illiterate or lack the necessary skills or confidence.<\/p>

Calcutta Rescue\u2019s fairtrade handicraft project was established to provide employment for these people, giving them the money they need to support themselves and their families and the dignity that comes with work.<\/p>

India is famed for its handicrafts, and the project produces a wide-range of attractive products using a variety of traditional crafts and materials \u2013 from up-cycled silk saris to water hyacinth bags. Designers from Europe come to Kolkata to work with the team, training them in new skills and developing new products that are on trend.<\/p>

The team, now more than 50-strong, produce beautiful clothes and gift items, made with creativity and care and finished to exacting standards. A single embroidered card, for instance, takes three hours to produce.<\/p>

Calcutta Rescue\u2019s handicrafts are available at outlets in India and in the West, and can also be purchased directly from the project in Kolkata.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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  • Greeting Cards<\/li>
  • Kitchen Apron<\/li>
  • Key Rings<\/li>
  • Recycled Saree Bunting\/Flag Chain<\/li>
  • Recycled Silk Cushion Covers<\/li>
  • Collage Cushion Cover<\/li>
  • Recycled Silk Stole<\/li>
  • Recycled Silk Scarf<\/li>
  • Single Hand Yoga Mat Cover<\/li>
  • 7 Chakras Yoga Mat Cover<\/li>
  • Travellers Bag (Goanese Style)<\/li>
  • Batua Bag (S)<\/li>
  • Recycled Silk Batua Bag (L)<\/li>
  • Table Coaster Collage\/Hand embroidery<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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    • Table Coaster Hand painted<\/li>
    • Hand Woven Cotton Scarfs<\/li>
    • Kitchen Towel<\/li>
    • Kitchen Napkin<\/li>
    • Table Cloth<\/li>
    • Recycled Silk Laptop Covers\/Office Envelopes<\/li>
    • Wooden Fridge Magnets<\/li>
    • Rucksack Bag<\/li>
    • Page Mark<\/li>
    • Woolen Doll<\/li>
    • Recycled Notebook (M) Box Style<\/li>
    • Recycled Notebook (L) Flat Style<\/li>
    • Recycled Notebook (L) Box Style<\/li>
    • Water Hyacinth Notebook (L) Box Style<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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