Notebook paisley silver

Reminiscent of days gone by , this paisley design notebook is just perfect for jotting down important notes . The handmade paper has been made from cotton pulp. Discarded remnants from the garment factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh is taken to Bonoful Handmade Paper Project. The cotton material waste is pulped and made into paper.

Measuring approx 15 cms high by 11 cms wide and 1.5cms thick.
Bonoful Handmade Paper Project is located near Modhupur, a beautiful forested area abounding with pineapple and banana groves.The women artisans make unique paper and paper products out of pineapple leaves,as well as cotton, jute and other fibres. Purchased through Prokritee, a fair trade organization ,( meaning “nature” in Bangladesh), that provides managerial, product design , development and marketing assistance to 8 producer groups/ enterprises in Bangladesh. Prokritee and its 8 enterprises provides jobs for poor rural women. The women who work for the enterprises are widows, divorcees or head of households with little or no income. By providing jobs for women, , Prokritee is able to improve the women’s standard of living and help them send their children to school.