Animal Dolls
These dolls are made by Afghan women refugees in India, who found a livelihood through a social enterprise which taught them to use up-cycled waste fabric from clothing manufacturers to create hand-crafted dolls. The women sew and embroider by hand, bringing craftsmanship and inspiration to create beautiful dolls.
Each doll comes with a cotton-candy-soft mattress, pillow and blanket, so the doll has a comfortable place to rest.
You can choose to select a book we commissioned at Dignity Institute together with your doll. With the Animal Dolls, we highly recommend the Prized book which bring to life a playfully poignant children’s story of self-compassion, about four animals learning to embrace their unique differences as strengths, not weaknesses. The story is written by Miss Erica for children aged between 3-10.
As a special for this Christmas, we will gift you with an exclusive bag showcasing the “Prized” lion illustrated by local artist Erin Hung if you purchase the doll with a book. See https://www.dignityinstitute.com/store/p/big-animal-doll-set for a look at the bag.
Each doll comes with a cotton-candy-soft mattress, pillow and blanket, so the doll has a comfortable place to rest.
Material: Cotton doll, polyfill, woollen hair, cotton bedding
Dimensions: Mom — H 47 cm, W 13 cm
Silaiwali’s Mission:
Environment: Silaiwali is located in New Delhi NCR — the National Capital Region is the biggest hub for garment manufacturing in India. Textile waste generated by the fast-fashion industry is the second largest pollutant after vehicular emission in the cities. Abiding by the principles of fair trade, Silaiwali augments circular production by up-cycling textile scraps and dead stock from the garment-manufacturing industry to create hi-fidelity home décor products sold all across the globe.
Solidarity: New Delhi is a transit home for Afghan refugees fleeing from the excesses and instability in their home country with the intention to settle down in developed countries that accept foreign immigrations. Silaiwali works with Afghan women refugees based in New Delhi under the guidance of UNHCR (The UN Refugee Agency) mandated livelihood programme for refugees. Silaiwali currently generates sustainable incomes for between 60-70 women refugees, adhering to the principles of fair wages, a clean working environment within walking distance from the homes of the refugees, and observes a zero-tolerance policy toward engaging children for labour.
For more about Silaiwali, visit: https://silaiwali.com/pages/about-us