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What workedA bamboo handicraft maker in Dighinala, Khagrachhari, in a Prothom Alo report · Started in 2021

A training course and a Facebook page, 20,000 taka a month after costs

He graduated in 2017, took bamboo handicraft training in 2021 instead of chasing a job, and started that December. Trays sell at 600 taka, vases at 400 and miniature jhumghar models at 1,200; after all costs he earns about 20,000 taka a month.

This 36-year-old in Dighinala, Khagrachhari, graduated in 2017 and, instead of chasing a job, took bamboo handicraft training at the Rangamati Small Ethnic Groups Cultural Institute in 2021. That December he began making and selling bamboo flower vases, trays, tea cups and miniature models of the hill jhumghar house from home. He sells through his own Facebook page and directly to online retailers, and customers also place advance orders. Trays sell at 600 taka, vases at 400 and the jhumghar models at 1,200, so it is the distinctively local design that earns the most per piece. The report says that after all expenses he now makes about 20,000 taka a month. It does not state what the business cost to start.

Lessons

  1. 1.The barrier here is skill and a sales channel, not machinery: a government training course and a Facebook page were the whole setup
  2. 2.A distinctive local design earns far more per piece than a generic basket: 1,200 taka for the jhumghar model against 400 for a vase

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