Really nice idea. Bags made out of newspaper and sold to help children on the streets of Delhi, India. Taking something that is seemingly worthless and transforming it into an entity which can make a profit for a cause extremely worthy. A Non Government Organisation helping a local community, recycling newspaper to create this eco-friendly product; it ticks all the right boxes. I was given this bag on buying a gift for a friend in a little boutiquey/vintage place in Liverpool, and thought it was their own idea (everyone trying to "out-quirk" everyone else). I loved the look of it and thought it was really sweet, so it was delight when I found out that the shop I had just bought the item from were trying to help a community in real need of aid.
This is what it says on the tag:
"The organisation was started in 2004 by street children who wanted to give something back in return for the opportunities which had allowed them to escape desperate circumstances. These are elder children, now married with children of their own, generate an income by making newspaper bags and jute items. This allows them to take care of thirteen street children that they have saved from the street's surrounding Delhi train station. Support for this wonderful project means that these children can enjoy going to school and playing, rather than pulling rickshaws, shoe polishing, rag picking and worse".
www.theindiashop.com
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