Kaveri (SGBIT)

Origami is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding and dates back to the 17th century.  The objective of this art is to transform a flat sheet of paper into a finished, artistic sculpture through folding, without cutting the paper or using glue. Origami folds can be used in a variety of ways to make intricate designs.  

1st year LEADer Kaveri from SGBIT rides her bicycle to commute to college every day.  During her journey, she would regularly pass by poor housewives, who would spend most of the day inside the home.  Although Kaveri had already completed a previous project with LEAD helping school children, she thought to initiate another project with LEAD to financially empower the women she rode past on her bicycle every day.  After meeting and interacting with these women, Kaveri noticed that the women were very creative and talented.  She taught the women basic Origami, a skill that could help the women earn additional with limited resources.

Kaveri has future plans to become an entrepreneur through marketing and scaling this art form using local sources.