Unbox Himachal Valley - The Unique Pahadans Create Eco Friendly Products

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In recent times, the use of plastic has increased drastically, creating many environmental hazards. Anyone can observe landfills at the entry point of the different cities or hill stations. Everyone has become very dependent on plastic and use them in their everyday lives.

Idea of Unbox Himachal Valley
While running her cottage business in Manali almost 6 years ago, Shivee Sirmauri realized that the local handicrafts were losing their importance and were dying a slow death. To support local businesses and help in creating a sustainable lifestyle Shivee, a resident of Himachal Pradesh and a writer by profession came up with a very creative idea almost 3 years ago.

She observed that the ladies of Himachal Pradesh who earlier actively used to weave and knit enthusiastically now had stopped working. There were no money-making opportunities for them.

Instead, these women had chosen an alternate way to make money for livelihood. These women would take their animals like rabbits and sheep to different tourist spots and request tourists to get photographed with these animals. Tourists did not pay them over ...
... 30-40 rupees and some even misbehaved with them.

This scenario disturbed Shivee, and she wanted to help these women. She did not know what exactly needed to improve the situation of the local women.

Shivee as an individual had adopted an eco-friendly lifestyle and gave up on products that were bad for the environment. She went plastic-free and used products that would support her vision of a sustainable lifestyle and environment. Her changed lifestyle eventually gave her an idea to start something in this direction.