Spotlight on products from social enterprises and responsible businesses in Nepal
Check out these Good Market approved social enterprises, cooperatives, and responsible businesses that produce sustainable and ethical fashion, and housewares in Nepal. ❤️
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Apparel & Housewares
AAMO by Aayusha Shrestha
Kathmandu, Nepal
AAMO by Aayusha Shrestha specializes in jewelry and accessories that are handmade by local artisans in the old city of Kathmandu. Their mission is to help these artisans sustain their livelihoods and ensure that their traditional skills are …
Aji's
Lalitpur, Nepal
Aji’s mission is to support the elderly community in Nepal to live healthy and happy lives by providing a platform to showcase their skills and knowledge. Many elderly people feel lonely, isolated, and overlooked. Aji’s calls on the younger generation …
Battiayo
Kathmandu, Nepal
Battiayo is a social enterprise that works with marginalized groups in Nepal to create unique handcrafted bags, jewelry, and accessories that combine traditional techniques with modern designs. They offer sustainable income opportunities, skills …
Bottles to Beads
Lalitpur, Nepal
Bottles to Beads is an ethical business that trains and employs village women in Nepal to produce recycled glass beads and jewelry from broken windows and discarded glass bottles that litter cities and mountain tracks and are a hazard to people …
Dochaa
Kathmandu, Nepal
Dochaa specializes in handmade shoes that celebrate Nepali culture and benefit Nepali artisans. Their Buna line uses handwoven Dhaka fabric, Mang uses Syama fabric which is woven and worn by Tamang communities, and Nakha uses …
Danfe Works
Lalitpur, Nepal
Danfe Works creates livelihood opportunities for marginalized young women in Nepal by producing environmentally responsible clothing, accessories, and housewares. Their own line of products is made from natural fibers and azo-free …
Digo Living
Kathmandu, Nepal
Digo Living produces natural products that promote sustainable living, reduce plastic waste, and support women artisans in Nepal. They specialize in cloth bags made from hemp, jute, unbleached cotton, and upcycled materials. The bags can …
Dhaatu
Lalitpur, Nepal
Dhaatu aims to reduce landfill pressure and provide livelihood opportunities for local artisan communities by recycling Nepal’s electronic waste and scrap metal into useful household products. Scrap materials are collected, sorted, and melted …
HattiHatti Nepal
Lalitpur, Nepal
HattiHatti recycles fabric waste into fashionable clothing and accessories and empowers women from marginalized communities in Nepal. The women have the opportunity to complete their primary education through weekly classes, learn …
Higher Ground Nepal
Lalitpur, Nepal
Higher Ground is a social enterprise that serves youth and women from underprivileged communities in Nepal who are at risk of abuse, exploitation and human trafficking. They support community transformation through awareness, counselling …
Kokroma
Kathmandu, Nepal
Kokroma aims to revive traditional Nepali infant clothing and indigenous knowledge regarding baby care with a contemporary design aesthetic. The Kokro Basket is a maternity pack modeled after the Finnish Baby Box. The handwoven …
Kolpa
Lalitpur, Nepal
Kolpa is a social enterprise that works with communities in Nepal to create handcrafted accessories and housewares made with local materials and traditional techniques. Popular products include Himalayan wild nettle (allo) and hemp bags …
Kopila Valley Women's Co-operative (KVWC)
Birendranagar, Nepal
Kopila Valley Women’s Co-operative (KVWC) aims to empower women of the Surkhet Valley to become strong and independent businesswomen. The cooperative emerged out of the Kopila Valley Women’s Center, which was started in …
Local Women's Handicrafts
Kathmandu, Nepal
Local Women’s Handicrafts (LWH) is a fair trade women’s collective that creates unique ethical fashion and housewares. The founder worked as a child laborer in a Nepali sweatshop and started LWH in 2008 when she was still a teenager. Today …
Lost Horizon Handicrafts
Chandragiri, Nepal
Lost Horizon Handicraft manufactures, wholesales, and exports handmade felted wool products from Nepal and provides training and employment opportunities for women from marginalized communities. They started in Thankot, Kathmandu …
Mahaguthi
Lalitpur, Nepal
Mahaguthi Craft with Conscience is a fair trade organization that serves more than 1,000 Nepali artisans with more than half coming from remote and mountainous areas. They have two outlets in the Kathmandu Valley and export clothing …
Maya Handicrafts Jewelry
Kathmandu, Nepal
Maya Handicrafts Jewelry was started to help sustain the livelihoods of traditional silversmiths in Nepal and ensure that their skills, techniques, and designs are passed down to future generations. Each of their silver jewelry pieces is meticulously …
MyShopAsia
Kathmandu, Nepal
MyShopAsia supports local artisans and provides training and employment opportunities for women from disadvantaged communities in Nepal by manufacturing and exporting handwoven pashmina blankets, shawls, and scarves and …
Nibha Herbals
Kathmandu, Nepal
Nibha specializes in traditional Himalayan rope incense that is handmade by women in the Kathmandu valley. Many cultural and ethnic groups in Nepal use incense for daily for rituals and prayers, but traditional herbal varieties are being replaced …
Paila
Lisankhu, Nepal
Paila creates thoughtfully designed shoes, sandals, slippers, and handbags from traditional Nepali handloom fabrics and environmentally responsible materials. They are committed to local sourcing, energy efficiency, and fair trade practices …
Pia
Lalitpur, Nepal
Pia works with artisans in Nepal to produce contemporary multicultural home decor and accessories with traditional skills. They aim to increase local appreciation for products that are handcrafted in Nepal. The collection includes hand-hammered …
SABAH
Kathmandu, Nepal
SABAH, the SAARC Business Association of Home Based Workers, is a social business organization that is owned and operated by more than 3,500 socially and economically marginalized women across Nepal. SABAH strengthens the livelihoods of …
Shakti Milan
Kathmandu, Nepal
Shakti Milan, which means “the power of coming together,” is a women-led social enterprise that focuses on the economic empowerment of marginalized women in Kathmandu and eastern Nepal. They specialize in bags, accessories, and …
Samsara Creations
Kathmandu, Nepal
Samsara promotes a circular economy in Nepal by raising awareness about responsible consumption and repurposing solid waste into affordable consumer products. They collect denim, polythene bags, plastic bottles, and other waste …
Stemp
Lalitpur, Nepal
Stemp is an ethical and sustainable fashion company that is based in New York City with factories and outlets in Kathmandu, Nepal. They create contemporary clothing and accessories from hemp, a resilient natural plant that produces double the …
Food & Farming
Almost Heaven Farms
Suryodaya, Nepal
Almost Heaven Farms is a permaculture demonstration, training, research, and resource center and self-sustaining farm in the Ilam district of Nepal in the eastern Himalayas. Going beyond sustainable agriculture and organic farming, they work …
Falfull
Kathmandu, Nepal
Falfull produces fresh fruit juice from local apricots and apples that were previously going to waste in the Mustang district of Nepal. Their mission is to support women’s empowerment, and they focus on providing employment opportunities …
Green Growth
Lalitpur, Nepal
Green Growth envisions a sustainable food ecosystem throughout Nepal that makes it easier for consumers to access nutritious farm-to-table food and experience the benefits of sustainable farming. Their retail outlets and delivery service in …
HASERA
Patlekhet, Nepal
HASERA is an organic farm and permaculture learning center in Patalekhet, Nepal that is dedicated to the promotion of sustainable agriculture and natural living. Since 1992, they have hosted and provided training for people from more than …
Karma Coffee
Kathmandu, Nepal
Karma Coffee roasts naturally grown, handpicked and hand processed Nepali coffee from the Himalayas. Working with over 600 farmers, Karma sources their arabica and single origin beans directly from small co-operatives in Nepal. They work …
Khetipati Organics
Dhankuta, Nepal
Khetipati Organics was started to empower smallholder farmers in the eastern hills of Nepal by promoting organic practices, minimizing post harvest losses, providing stable prices, and improving market access. They specialize in graded fresh …
KTE Organics
Phidim, Nepal
Kanchanjangha Tea Estate (KTE) started in 1984 when more than 100 farmers in hilly eastern Nepal pooled their smallholdings to create a 94-hectare tea plantation, improve the living standards of farmers in these remote villages, …
Body & Home Care
Anjupad
Tilottama, Nepal
Anjupad manufactures affordable zero waste hygiene products that are good for health, the environment, and society. They offer reusable cloth sanitary pads, menstrual cups, maternity sets, and baby diapers. Anjupad conducts school programs …
Herveda Botanicals
Lalitpur, Nepal
Herveda Botanicals natural skincare and aromatherapy wellness products are formulated in Nepal using Himalayan herbs, traditional medicinal knowledge, and the lastest scientific innovations. The founder is an international research scientist …
Koseli
Ryale, Nepal
Koseli creates natural body, hair, and skincare products from organically grown botanical plants. The name Koseli means “gift” in Nepali because Koseli products are a gift from Nepalese farmers and the earth. Farmers are trained in organic, …
Naturo Earth
Lalitpur, Nepal
Naturo Earth offers a curated range of personal care, food, and home products that are handcrafted in small batches from natural, organic, and wild harvested ingredients. They make it easier for people in Nepal to choose healthy lifestyle …
The Shampoo Bar Kathmandu
Kathmandu, Nepal
The Shampoo Bar Kathmandu produces natural shampoo, soap, and shaving bars that are better for your hair, scalp, skin, and for the planet. Their products are made from premium oils and Himalayan Ayurvedic herbs with no plastic bottles, …