Khushi Kantha

Khushi Kantha is an award-winning non-profit social enterprise creating opportunities for mothers in Bangladesh and contributing to the circular economy. We regenerate the Bengali ‘kantha’ tradition to meet global product safety standards while retaining its circular principles and bringing the cultural heritage of Bangladesh to a wider audience. Founder Laura Rana was inspired to start Khushi Kantha by the birth of her half-British, half-Bangladeshi daughters and her long-standing dream to use everything she’s learned from many years of living and working in Bangladesh (through her career in the international development and humanitarian sectors) to help other mothers, whose position she could easily be in herself if circumstances were different. We partner with sustainability-minded members of the Bangladeshi garments industry to breathe new life into deadstock cotton fabric by upcycling it to line our products, which are hand-crafted from hand-woven, hand-dyed 100% cotton fabric and embroidered with empowerment by the mothers we partner with. Learn more about out multi-dimensional impact measurement system, inspired by the Bhutanese Global Happiness Index for Business: https://khushikantha.com/pages/impact-report After creating our first collection of Happy Blankets (vibrantly-coloured, reversible, multi-purpose baby blankets) through a successful crowdfunding campaign (crowdfunder.co.uk/khushikantha), we have recently expanded our product range to include dolly bedding, tote bags, pouch bags, cushion covers and wall hangings, as well as branching into wholesale. Our current number one priority is to build up our customer base, so we can broaden and deepen the impact we are having in the community where our products are hand-made.