Pencil case/pencil pouch made of wild hemp (Pencil Box)

This pencil case is made from naturally grown hemp from Nepal. Each piece is unique!

Outer material: Wild hemp from Nepal
Inner material: Cotton from India
No interlayer, no lining, string: cotton

Dimensions: approx. 24 cm long, ø approx. 7 cm

WITH LOVE FROM NEPAL – TOGETHER WE GROW

Photos: iarkm (insta)

+++ Raw materials from organic farming +++

We use not only organic hemp, but also wild-grown hemp, which thrives entirely without herbicides and pesticides, is harvested by simple farmers on their land, and used as medicine for their livestock. The hemp fibers are then transported to our partner company for further processing, where all remaining production steps, from spinning and weaving to growing and washing, are carried out to create the final product.

+++ Fair & Social +++

This product is manufactured in Nepal in a factory that processes hemp from fiber to finished product. This factory is committed to training its workers, supporting them in case of family illness, and providing childcare. Production in Nepal costs about one-fifth of the retail price in Europe, which must also cover export, import, sales, and tax costs. Product development, technical documentation, quality assurance, design, and marketing (including product photography) are currently handled entirely by volunteers supporting the HIMAL HEMP project.
Himal Hemp's entire concept is based on fair and socially responsible value creation and aims to enable as many people as possible in Nepal to live a life of dignity through their own work. While we are still too small to have our production certified at affordable costs, we document the entire production process and work directly with the workers. In Nepal, this direct and personal approach is currently the only way to produce under appropriate working conditions, pay fair wages, and ensure quality. Nevertheless, we are continuously working to improve working conditions there.

+++ Reduced-emission production +++

The hemp is neither bleached nor dyed. It originates from Nepal and is processed there into the final product. We use wild hemp, which requires no pesticides or herbicides.

FYI: In this product, all fibers of the outer layer are hemp fibers. Typically, without realizing it, many other manufacturers only offer fabrics made from 50% hemp (hemp fibers woven into undeclared longitudinal fibers).

+++ Vegan +++

This product contains absolutely no animal-derived ingredients.