The fashion industry strongly affects society but sustainable fashion maintains power specifically for women. Lily's Leaves operates as a pioneer in the sector by enhancing Nepal's underprivileged female population through sustainable fashion ventures.
Lily's Leaves joins ecological preservation with professional training which enables women to build pride through self-reliance.
Sustainable fashion involves making clothes that are kind to the world and mankind. It uses green materials, treats workers with dignity, and reduces waste. Instead of making cheap, poor-quality fast fashion that wears out quickly, sustainable fashion encourages making high-quality and durable garments.
Eco-friendly Materials: Clothing is made from natural, organic, or recycled materials, such as organic cotton or recycled plastic, which reduces pollution and waste.
Fair Working Conditions: Sustainable fashion brands make sure workers are paid fairly, work in safe environments, and are treated with respect.
Durability: Clothes made from such an approach last longer, so they don’t end up in landfills after only a few uses.
Recycling and Upcycling: Sustainable fashion encourages reusing or turning them into new products instead of discarding old clothes.
Reducing Waste: Sustainable fashion involves minimizing waste by effectively using materials, recycling, and designing clothing that can be reused or recycled.
Environmental Protection: Since sustainable fashion uses green materials and reduces waste, it conserves natural resources, reduces pollution, and minimizes the impact of the fashion industry on the planet.
Improved Working Conditions: Moral production ensures fair treatment of workers and a safe, healthy workplace. Ethical production fights against exploitation and empowers communities.
Longevity and Quality: Sustainable fashion emphasizes creating quality, long-lasting products built to last, deterring one from ever needing to consume and prompting customers to make more sustainable and informed choices.
Social Empowerment: Sustainable fashion creates economic prospects, especially for marginalized communities, which allows women and artisans to become economically independent and self-governing.
Lily's Leaves' initiative is more than just skill development. We provide a holistic solution with vocational training in sustainable fashion, mentorship for personal growth, and entrepreneurship training. These trainings allow women to learn the art of tailoring and how to develop a successful business. We are empowering women through fashion. This further empowers them by giving them the knowledge to deal with the challenges of the business world.
The Lily's Leaves program also seeks to promote the spirit of sustainable fashion and how it can effect positive change in society. The company is building a generation of change-makers by empowering women with the skills and knowledge to create sustainable fashion.
Lily's Leaves is a social enterprise in Imadol, Kathmandu, Nepal that helps women learn new skills and become independent. It was started by Lily Katuwal in 2020 with a mission to support marginalized women, including those who are deaf or from poor backgrounds.
Our core philosophy is simple but strong.
Tailoring Training—Lily’s Leaves provides tailoring training to Women. It helps them get jobs or start their businesses in the future.
Jewelry Training – Women are taught how to make beautiful silver jewelry, which they can sell for income.
Many women who joined Lily's Leaves had no jobs before. With training, they start their businesses or find good jobs. For example:
Kalpana Pahari from Lalitpur struggled to earn money before. After three months of advanced tailoring training, she opened her shop and now supports her family.
Mamta Shrestha from Banke had no work before training. After five months of learning tailoring, she became independent and now earns money for her family.
Lily's Leaves also offers sewing machines to graduates so that they can work immediately. The organization empowers schoolgirls by providing free school bags and reusable sanitary pads to help them stay in school.
Lily’s Leaves is more than just a place where women learn skills; it’s full of hope and opportunity. We provide education and training that help women become self-sufficient, giving them the tools to improve their lives and support their families.
By learning valuable skills like tailoring and jewelry making, women gain the confidence and ability to start their businesses or find good jobs. We aim to help them build a brighter future where they can live independently and create a positive change for themselves and their communities.
Lily's Leaves is a social business and a vehicle for transformation. By empowering women with eco-friendly fashion, the company is causing a wave in the environment, society, and women. What we are doing through our work is not only giving women skills but also empowering them to create a future with full potential.
The focus on women's empowerment and sustainable fashion is powerful and transforming lives and communities. As Lily's Leaves grows, its influence will inspire others to do the same, empowering women and creating a more sustainable world.
Lily’s Leaves provides training in tailoring, jewelry making, and other vocational areas.
Green fashion is a sustainable way of producing clothing or accessories.
Sustainable fashion helps women by allowing them to learn skills in clothing production based on environmental ethics. It also empowers them as independent businesswomen, financially secure, and respected members of society.
Lily's Leaves aims to extend its reach to more people, offering more training programs and facilitating more women to become fashion change-makers.
Women's empowerment in the context of sustainable fashion enables them to acquire skills necessary to prosper independently and assists in environmental protection. It fosters social and economic transformation, improving the lives of people and communities.
CEO representing Lily Leaves in '9th COMMUNITY CONFERENCE" organized by The British School.
One-Day Workshop At Lily Leaves - 17th June 2023
Lily was joined by Santosh Shah, a former student of the school and winner of BBC's MasterChef.
This act not only empowered the individuals to start their own tailoring businesses
CEO Lily Katuwal and a group of visitors from Lily Leaves Social Enterprises distributed 135 school bags and uniforms in Bandipur, Siraha, demonstrating a commitment to social responsibility and fostering positive change in education for students facing financial challenges.
Volunteer from rato Bangala school Environment club
Explore how Lily’s Leaves empowers women through sustainable fashion, blending ethical craftsmanship with eco-friendly designs for a better future.
