Almost all of our backpacks are truly unique, crafted from recycled rice bags that give every piece its own distinctive look. The key difference between our Recycled Backpack line and our One-of-a-Kind collection is that the Recycled line ensures a specific color pattern, while the One-of-a-Kind backpacks are entirely unique, with no two bags alike in any way.

No. Giving 1 kilo of rice at a time would have little impact. Instead, we give 25 kilos of rice at a time. For every 25 items we produce, we hand-deliver a 25 kilo bag of rice. For example, if each customer only purchased 1 item, it would take 25 customers to give 25 kilos of rice to one family. 25 items made = 25 kilos delivered. The majority of our giving is managed by our partner in India Phillip Pulla. 

Happy you asked! From a Western perspective, it can be very difficult to imagine just how important rice is to Asia and the Pacific Islands. Westerners can easily get by without eating rice. But, in Asia, this is not the case. In India, rice is eaten three times per day. For low income families, rice is the primary source of daily calories. These families are not bombarded by packaged foods and fast food, like in the developed world. In Asia, rice is life. The amount of rice we provide lifts a tremendous burden from families who are strained in many ways beyond financial. Most families dream of sending their children to private school in India, which is the beginning of the path out of poverty. Many families use the money they save to pay an admittance fee for one of their children to get into school, which provides hope for the future.