These are the women who hand-knit our wonderful Toockies products. They are hard-working, beautiful women trying to survive with dignity. Working with them is our way of contributing to the greater good.
Each of these women has a wish. Every Toockies purchase helps to make their wishes come true.
Read about their wishes below.
Lavinia Trade is showing the women who is a part of the project in 2019 and to this date.
If you can’t find the name that is written on your Toockies product, please search for it here: www.toockies.com/the-artisans
Ajmera Bibi
To run my big family smoothly
Alekjan Bibi
I work for my daughters higher education
Anita Das
Earn extra money for family
Anupama Panda Das
I work for carry to my own expenses
Anwara Bibi
To help my family
Anwara Bibi
I want to work to earn some money
Asha Adhikary
Want to expand own expenses by myself, and want bright future
Babita Bibi
To give better life for my children
Bastima Bibi
Husband low income, I work for my family.
Bharati Sing
Husband incomeless, I work for running my family.
Chandana Das
I work for fulfil my children requirement
Chandi Rana Das
I work for my family expenses
Dipali Dey
I work for my daughters higher education
Jesmina Bibi
I want to work for my children higher education
Farida Bibi
Husband does not take care properly, I work for myself
Firoza Bibi
My husband’s pay is very small. I can’t raise my children or afford their education so I work.
Gopa Bhattacharya
To give better life for my children
Gouri Acharya
Husband does not pay anything
Ila Rani Kandar
I work for my bright future
Isma Bibi
Husband died, I want to bring up my children.
Jahnara Bibi
I work for my own expenses
Gouri acharya
Husband does not pay anything
Jhumpa Bibi
I work so I don’t have to ask my father for pocket money. Also to help meet my family’s needs.
Jyotsna Sing
I work for my family expenses
Khadija Bibi
Want to pay my own expenses by myself and help my father
Krishna Samai
I want to fulfil my dream
Mafusa Bibi
I want to work for the saving money in a bank for my future
Manasi Sing
I want to do anything so that I can earn some thing
Manu Roy
To maintain my family
Mina Samai
Arrange money for a good moment
Mithu Sing
I want to work for my own future
Mousumi Samai
I want to fulfil my dream
Nabanita Das
For my bright future
Namita Rout
I work for self dependent
Namita Sing
I want to work for my children better education
Nasim Banu Bibi
I work for my own expenses
Pampa Roy
To fulfil my own wish
Pratima Mishra
To give better life for my children
Priyanka Mandal
I want to work to help my mother
Priyanka Mistri
I work for my children better lifestyle
Rabiya Bibi
My family total earning very little bit
Rejina Bibi
Husband incomeless, I work for running my family.
Rita Pandit
I work for my family member treatment
Rojina Bibi
To purchase all things for my family
Rokiya Bibi
I work for my own expenses
Ruma Maity
To admit my son to a better school for best education
Rumicha Bibi
I am poor I want to run my family
Runa Bibi
Husband incomeless, I work for running my family
Saira Bibi
I work to help my husband as he has no work
Sampa Das
I work so I can stand on my own two feet
Samima Bibi
For my bright future
Saraswati Sing
I work for my future savings
Shefali Sing
To give better life for my children
Sufiya Bibi
To give better life for my children
Suparna Das
I work for myself
Suranjana Bhattacharya
Poor, if I don’t work we do not eat. Want to pay own expenses by myself
Tanushree Bhunia
Want to work for my children’s education
Usha Hazra
I work for my family expenses