Rupjyoti Saikia

In the kingdom of the one-horned rhino, lives Rupjyoti Saikia Gogoi, an ambitious woman who has not confined the idea of “reducing, reusing and recycling” to promising slogans.

Rupjyoti, took matters into his own hands by empowering women in her community by providing them with a refuge to literally weave their lives – by founding the organization ”The Village Weaves”, which offers textiles through their NEDFi-supported outlet called ‘Kaziranga Haat’.

From cotton weaving to polyethylene bags, their initiative not only serves the cause of financial independence of local women in the region, but also the conservation of the natural fauna of Kaziranga National Park, because plastics do not choose to harm only humans, but all!