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HANDEP talks with Brina Paska of Galeri Wastraku about Indonesia’s rich cultural heritage, and her efforts to reignite interest in traditional craft.

HANDEP collaborates with alvinT Studio for a woven rattan furniture collection that explores connection.

It’s been a big year for HANDEP, from store openings to new product launches, here’s a few things you might have missed in the past year!

Check out these curated ethical and sustainable jewelry brands in Indonesia, who have joined us as part of Kawan HANDEP.

Time to meet curated ethical and sustainable fashion brands in Indonesia, now available in the HANDEP flagship store, Ubud

We dive further into what we’ve done in 2022 to promote Dayak craft and culture, and in creating a platform for sustainable and ethical craft.

In a world where differences divide and distances widen, weaving and music emerge as kindred spirits, harmonizing the disparate and bridging the gaps that separate us. Across language, culture, and borders, these art forms possess the power to transcend barriers and create a web of connection, reminding us of our shared human experiences.

Covid-19 impacted the world in ways that no one was prepared for, with an unprecedented number of bankruptcies from businesses of all sizes happening in 2020 and 2021. As an impact-driven venture, HANDEP's survival and recovery required maximizing our limited resources to survive, so that the hundreds of Indigenous communities that depend on us continue to thrive. For HANDEP, 2022 was a year of collaboration where we joined forces with other businesses and organizations to amplify our impact. We provided training and workshops to artisan communities, developed collaborative collections, and co-implemented exhibitions. We also started to work with other communities in West Kalimantan, expanding our portfolio to other materials such as Tenun (hand-woven traditional textile). Through these collaborations, we learned that we grew stronger together, encouraging us to pursue this path in the coming years.

Dayak Arts and Cultural Exhibition (DANCE) 2022; Bringing the Cultural Heritage from the Rainforests of Kalimantan, by HANDEP at the John Hardy Seminyak Boutique and Gallery May 20th – July 30th 2022.

This article was published in whatsnewindonesia.com on May 25, 2022.

The Covid-19 public health crisis has resulted in an economic crisis and posed a myriad of challenges for micro, small and medium businesses in the communities across the world, including Indonesia. As an Indigenous-based social enterprise, Handep faced great challenges in keeping the business afloat. Lockdowns occurred so frequently in Indonesia, and the end of the Covid-19 pandemic kept hanging in the balance. Fortunately, we pulled through 2021 just fine and continued to make positive impacts on the people and our planet, thanks to you all for sticking with us.

We are truly an honor to have our founder and CEO be an honoree of Forbes Indonesia 30 Under 30 Class 2022.

We hope this award also inspires other young Indonesians, especially in the villages where nothing is impossible. To make this world a better place and that we can be successful without the “Jakarta dream”.

As a business leader, I could see Covid-19 has aggravated the issue of food insecurity, resulting from the loss of their traditional lands and territories of the Indigenous Dayak community.

Yet, this momentum reinforced the resilience of Indigenous people especially indigenous women, who are often the main providers of food and nutrition to their families. In our villages, the main livelihood of these women is weaving. We had to do every way and leverage every single opportunity to survive our business which hundreds of Indigenous women are dependent upon. Our worst nightmare was to see the business collapsing, which thanks to you all it did not happen. It was a scary but enlightening journey for us as an impact business.

This, once again, shows us the critical roles of women and weaving in sustaining a generation. These all are only possible because of all of us who unite in the spirit of togetherness.

Potensi sumber alam Kalimantan Tengah yang beragam menginspirasi Randi Julian Miranda pada 2018 membangun brand bernama HANDEP (Handmade Ethical Product) yang bergerak di bidang fashion ramah lingkungan dan produk agrikultur dengan konsep social enterprise.

Artikel ini sebelumnya telah dipublikasikan di tempo.co pada 16 Juli 2021.

Sekitar 80% wilayah Kalimantan Tengah (Kalteng) didominasi kawasan hutan. Karena itu, Kalteng memiliki keanekaragaman hayati dan sumber daya alam yang melimpah. Namun, pertambangan dan perkebunan sawit tersebar luas hampir di seluruh wilayah Kalteng sejak 20 tahun teakhir. Sebagian besar penduduk di wilayah Kalteng bermata pencaharian sebagai petani dan penambang emas tradisional.

Artikel ini sebelumnya telah di publikasikan di mediaindonesia.com pada tanggal 15 Juli 2021.

Indosole has dedicated the last 10 years to being the environmental keepers of the future. Merging artisan skill with corrective impact, developing a laborious shoemaking process that transforms tires to soles by hand.

We are grateful to be part of Indosole’s journey and commitment to the environment in its latest 2021 collection.

We, in Handep, are committed to creating economic development that respects local wisdom and creates positive impacts on the people and the planet. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, we thrived and are still going strong. Thank you to our conscious customers for supporting us all this time.

For too many of us, 2020 might not be a good year. As we are transitioning to 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be entering the second wave in many corners of the globe. We, however, did not give up! We continue to move forward despite all challenges.

We are delighted that our Founder and CEO, Randi J Miranda has been selected as the runner-up of Impact Heroes by Earth Company. The impact heroes program is aimed to nurture visionary leaders that are driven by bottomless passion and resolute determination to make transformative changes to the communities they serve, through leadership coaching, fundraising, marketing support, business development, and management consulting.

We are honored to be selected and hope that this program could help us in expanding the in-depth impacts of our initiative.