September 2017. Women with a local artisans group are learning to weave traditional baskets as handicrafts for sale to tourists. The organization promotes close collaboration among the members, and they often help each other with small loans and technical skills. Unfortunately, they were evicted from their previous workshop and showroom and are now looking for another location. Nkuringo, Uganda. Photograph by Jason Houston for USAID
September 2017. Women with a local artisans group are learning to weave traditional baskets as handicrafts for sale to tourists. The organization promotes close collaboration among the members, and they often help each other with small loans and technical skills. Unfortunately, they were evicted from their previous workshop and showroom and are now looking for another location. Nkuringo, Uganda. Photograph by Jason Houston for USAID
July 2017. Owner, Idevlino Dagot, making rattan furniture at Dagot Rattan Crafts and Furniture. Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. Photograph by Jason Houston for USAID
November 2017. Musahar women collecting ferns for personal consumption. The Musahar are a socially marginalized and poor community that relies closely on the forest for subsistence. Bagmara Buffer Zone. Sauraha, Chitwan District, Nepal. Photograph by Jason Houston for USAID.
