Village weaves and Kaziranga Haat

Rupjyoti Saikia Gogoi lives in the vicinity of the Kaziranga National Park. For a long time she noted the huge amount of plastic discarded in the park by tourists and decided to do something about it. In 2004 she founded Village Weaves, an enterprise that upcycles plastic waste and converts it into handbags, doormats and table mats.

Plastic waste is integrated with cotton threads on a primitive handloom to weave different products. Gogoi’s venture provided a means of livelihood to around 2,000 women. She has skilled 35 villages in her method of weaving plastic and cotton. She also set up a Kaziranga Haat to sell rural products made in Assam.

Village Weaves’ products come in beautiful colours and patterns and are glossy. You can post a message on Gogoi’s Facebook page or you can send her an email if you’d like to buy a product from Village Weaves.

Contact: rupjyoti.saikia5@gmail.com