From Clay to Commerce: How Unity transformed a Potter’s Journey
4 min read | 6 months ago
Hansaben - Mumbai, Maharashtra
My husband’s family has been in the pottery business for over 30 years now. I decided to lend a helping hand in the family business. Initially we only made Pots and Diyas of different sizes. Soon we required more capital to expand our pottery business. Centrum Microcredit’s Loan officer approached me, and explained the concept of Joint Liability Group loan which I decided to take.
With the loan amount received, I started making dye pots of new designs and other products that the market had requirements of. For the pots we have a common drying area outside, which our entire community share and take turns to dry our pots in. We get our raw materials from Surat because the quality of mud we receive is very good. Our diya business is seasonal but throughout the year we get orders for other mud dyes and coin storing pots. The two of us handle the business and hope to continue making pots for as long as we can.Enter some text...
We plan to expand our business by going online. We have slowly started taking orders on WhatsApp, we hope one day we can sell our pottery designs on an online platform. Hansaben says, “We are very grateful to Centrum Microcredit for helping our business grow so much and we hope to continue our association with them.”Enter some text...
