Molberi

Our Artisans

All Molberi products are handcrafted by artisans in Ban Ton Pao village in Chiang Mai, Thailand. 5% of our sales are contributed to the Molberi Fund for Sustainable Development. The Molberi Fund for Sustainable Development was established to help our artisans by providing financial assistance on an ongoing basis. Artisans enrolled in the Molberi Fund are artisans who are involved in one or more of the paper making process and have been identified as needing financial support by peers in the community. Some are single women who have to support her elders. Some are women whose income sustains her family and funds her children's education. All of Molberi artisans are inspiring in their own way and we are honored that you are helping Molberi make their lives happier.

		Yai Ta (Granny Ta), 88, is Molberi's "thread master". She started making mulberry paper from a young age but as her health deteriorates, she has passed on her knowledge to her daughter, Bua Loi. Her lifetime talent remains apparent as she uses her skills to handcraft thread used in Molberi note cards and gift bags handles. Member of Molberi Fund since: August 2008 Recipient of Molberi Fund in: August 2008 and January 2009

		Bua Loi; her name means "blooming lotus" - a fitting name for her beautiful smile and optimism. She lives with and cares for her mother: Yai Ta. Her father has just recently passed away. She is now seperated from her husband and her income from saa paper is the family's sole source of funds. Molberi Fund give back money pays for health care and other expenses that cannot be paid for by her paper making income alone. Member of Molberi Fund since: August 2008 Recipient of Molberi Fund in: August 2008 and January 2009

		Khun Aun (Tubtim Rachtongrun), 43, is married with two children - Lift, 14 and Oil,12. Her income supplements her family's household needs and care of her mother and mother-in-law. Her hometown is Kalasin province in north eastern Thailand. Because of limited job opportunities, her husband moved to Chiang Mai. Khun Aun and her husband, Khun Lor, fold Molberi bags and she needs Molberi Fund give back money to help with every day expense with raising two children and taking care of aging parents. Member of Molberi Fund since: August 2008 Recipient of Molberi Fund in: August 2008 and January 2009

		Khun Wan (Wilawan Tiphon), 48, lives with her husband and only daughter, View, 11. Her sole source of income is from saa paper making. Before becoming a Molberi artisan, this only gave her $300 a month. Now she is supported by Molberi Fund and it pays for her daughter's tuition and offsets household electricity bills and other expenses. Member of Molberi Fund since: January 2009 Recipient of Molberi Fund in: January 2009

		Nong Sa Member of Molberi Fund since: January 2009 Recipient of Molberi Fund in: January 2009