𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐚 𝐏𝐮𝐣𝐚, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 (𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒) 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬 (𝐁𝐅𝐈𝐆𝐬) 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐩 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧.

The products on display were handmade jewellery, crafted from seeds and other natural materials found locally. The women learned to make these pieces during training with experts from August to September, 2026. The stalls were their first chance to put that training in front of real customers.

 

Running the counters taught them a lot in a few days. They arranged products, designed packaging, tracked stock, managed storage, kept accounts and handled sales. They also practised talking to customers and finding out what people actually wanted.

 

Customers in both the villages and the city stopped to look, ask questions, buy and share feedback. For the women, this was a direct way to see how their products were received and what they could improve or add next.

 

It is a small step, but it shows that skills built from local resources can find buyers beyond the village. We hope to build on this and help more women turn their craft into a steady source of income.

 

Thank you to everyone who visited, bought and encouraged them.