
One to Watch - Modern-day Baby Clothing
Nepal is an import-heavy country—there are no two ways about it. In the wake of the pandemic and the measures that were implemented to control the ...
Read moreIn the beginning of March last year, at Kokroma’s factory in Jorpati, it was business as usual. Workers were busy making infant and maternity clot...
Read moreAfter a very intense 10 months from the start of the first Covid-19 lockdown, Kokroma staff had the opportunity for a 3 day break in Pokhara. They ...
Read moreA massive landslide swept away 22 houses and emptied in the Bhotekoshi river some three kilometres below. Family members take care of a small baby...
Read moreBehind Kokroma is a story of how a filmmaker turned into a social entrepreneur Tangzum Lama's article about how Rewati Gurung turned from film mak...
Read moreOne of my passions is locally made products, so I’ve decided to feature some of the best products that are made in Nepal! When I first arrived in t...
Read moreKokroma partnered with Doctors on Call in Kathmandu to provide support for the women most in need by contacting community leaders and arranging fre...
Read moreRewati Gurung, the owner of Kokroma, believes the demand for masks is one reason she is being able to sustain her business and help her workers. K...
Read moreTogether with our team in Nepal we (Rachna Foundation) have distributed thousands of masks produced by local social enterprises like Kokroma. We h...
Read moreFor Gurung, the lockdown provided an opportunity to take time to assess the potential impact on her business. Well stocked with raw material from ...
Read moreIn 2015, Gurung attended a summer school in Finland, during which she learned about the impacts of ‘Finnish Baby Box‘, a cradle along with a packag...
Read moreDiwakar Pyakurel's article in OnLine Khabar from December, 2019 "Rewati Gurung was well-exposed to the western world during her formative years. S...
Read moreNepali families have been using things like mustard seed pillows, clothes made out of Dhaka, and kokro (a cot – typically made from bamboo – used t...
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