The artisans face life below the poverty line since the COVID-19 outbreak. Many Bengal rely on their income on a piece by piece or daily rate basis. Since the outbreak, many European buyers cancelled their production orders causing many workshops to close down. To make things worse the authorities of Bangladesh ordered a total lockdown since the 25th of March. Many workshops do not have the funds to support their flexible staff and with the country lacking a proper social security system many day labourers are on their own. The pan epidemic turns into a personal disaster for many artisans and their families.

Originalhome promotes earth, people, and animal friendliness and builds its product portfolio on conscious consumption and production. We are about a better distribution of wealth, equality, transparency, fair pricing, and partnership. If we want to make the world a better place we need to take our responsibility especially during crises and look beyond our own challenges to support those in need. Good partnership with our producers is a large piece of the pie. Because of good partnership with the handloom factory, its owner Mohammad Ali Khan and our customers we can make a small difference in the lives of a few.