Elders, grandmothers' circles & youth documenters
Bharuch tribal belt, Gujarat
Made by Bal Vanam Learning Studio in Bharuch tribal belt, Gujarat.
Every purchase supports sustainable livelihoods, preserves traditional knowledge and strengthens women-led producer groups in this village. You are not buying a product — you are joining a community.
Forest Biodiversity Learning Kit (Schools)
by Bal Vanam Learning Studio
Forest Biodiversity Learning Kit (Schools) — part of the Gyan Vann — Indigenous Knowledge collection. Classroom kit for 40 children.
"When you buy from us, you buy a day of our work — not our poverty."
100% of the profit reaches the artisan. Anudaan collects 0% platform fee on marketplace orders.
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The story behind this piece
Every forest biodiversity learning kit (schools) is made by hand by Bal Vanam Learning Studio, with no middleman standing between the maker and you.
Every kit credits the elders whose knowledge it carries, and pays them a royalty on each sale.
Before this enterprise existed, the raw material behind this product left the village for a fraction of what you are paying — and the value addition happened somewhere else. That is the single thing this collection changes.
You are not making a donation. You are paying a fair market price to a producer who finally gets to set it.
How it's made
- 1Raw material collected or grown locally, in season.
- 2Processed or shaped entirely by hand in the village unit.
- 3Batch-checked by the SHG's own quality lead.
- 4Packed with a traceable batch number and no plastic filler.
What your purchase changes
- • Your purchase pays fair wages directly to Bal Vanam Learning Studio.
- • A share funds equipment for the cluster — drying racks, tools, packing machines.
- • Anudaan takes 0% platform fee on every marketplace order.
