The residents of Kubukasthali have started a self-employment business by transforming locally available bamboo into modern design materials.
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Bamboo, available in the village, is becoming a reliable source of income for the locals of Umakunda Rural Municipality-3 Kubukasthali. The locals, who have been making bamboo baskets, baskets and baskets for generations, have recently started combining it with the production of modern handicrafts.
Making good use of the abundant bamboo available locally, the residents of Kubukasthali have started producing materials such as mudha, yak, dhakki, attractive decorations, etc. The income generated from the sale of such materials has also helped the locals meet their household expenses.
With the aim of refining traditional skills and linking them to commercial production, a one-month bamboo handicraft skill development training has been conducted this year under the coordination of Umakunda Rural Municipality and organized by the Office of Industry and Commerce, Ramechhap. The locals participating in the training have learned the skills to make various useful materials that are in demand in the market from bamboo.
During the training, the participants prepared materials such as doka, dala, nangla, mudha, rack, dhakki, etc. Locals say that the training helped them give a modern design and attractive appearance to the materials they have been producing traditionally.
According to local Kajiman Sunuwar, Kubukasthali is one of the areas where the highest and highest quality bamboo is found in Umakunda Rural Municipality. This is why many families here have been producing bamboo materials for a long time. 'We had been making doka and dala in the traditional style since before,' he said, 'but the current training taught us how to make materials with modern designs. Now the idea of taking bamboo materials forward as a business has emerged.'
Local Durga Bahadur Karki also says that the mindset towards producing bamboo materials has changed after the training. According to him, earlier materials were made only for household use. Now, the skills to produce attractive materials that can be sold in the market have been acquired. 'We already knew how to make materials like doka and dala,' he said, 'but we have learned to make new materials like nangla, mudha, rack, dhakki and others. Now there is a plan to increase production commercially.'
Rana Bahadur Karki, Enterprise Development Facilitator of Umakunda Rural Municipality, said that the training was conducted seeing the possibility of making bamboo-based materials a means of local income generation.
Savitri Sunuwar, Vice-Chairperson of Umakunda Rural Municipality, said that such skill-based programs would be effective in making people self-reliant by utilizing local resources. 'The use of bamboo, which is abundant in rural areas, is still within traditional limits,' she said. 'Such training helps in converting local resources into a means of income generation. This can be a good opportunity, especially for women and youth seeking self-employment.' She said that if local products can be linked to the market, there is a possibility of increasing the demand for bamboo-based materials.
