These Students In Delhi, India Are Helping The Environment And Refugee Women With Edible Bowls
These Students In Delhi, India Are Helping The Environment And Refugee Women With Edible Bowls
To combat both excessive plastic production and poverty among Afghan refugee women, university students in Delhi have invented edible dinnerware that could change the planet! Find out more here!
To combat both excessive plastic production and poverty among Afghan refugee women, university students in Delhi have invented edible dinnerware that could change the planet! Find out more here!
In Delhi alone, India produces more than 250,000 tons of plastic waste per year, and it's estimated that by 2020, India will be producing more than 22 million tons of plastic waste per year as a whole. To combat this, student-led Enactus group at Kirori Mal College in Delhi have formulated the perfect recipe for edible bowls and cups and created Project Patradya.
But that's not the only issue Project Patradya is tackling. They're partnering with Afghan refugee women to make the bowls, providing them with a job to help stem the tide of poverty that these refugees from terrorism face. Although there have been issues with language and cultural barriers, the students remain hopeful that the business will continue to thrive.
The linguistic barriers and apprehensions of the community to easily trust people of another nationality was a drawback, and we wish to reach a larger audience by adopting cost-effective strategies.
Raj Mehra, Volunteer
Your Story, April 27, 2017
The bowls are currently available in small, regular, and large sizes and come in multiple flavors ranging from mint to chocolate to compliment the dishes that are served in them. They also have a shelf life of 15 days, and if you don't want to eat them, they're completely biodegradable. But finding a recipe that would accommodate all of these features in a single product wasn't easy.
The foremost challenge was finalizing the recipe. Initially, bowls used to break and the taste was not up to the mark, so advice was sought from professional bakers for its sturdiness.
Raj Mehra
Your Story, April 27, 2017
If you'd like to learn more about these amazing edible bowls or donate to this sustainable organization, you can visit their crowdfunding page here! Have any thoughts about the awesome work these students and refugees are doing? Talk to us about them in the comments below, and share with your friends to see what they think!