Here’s another success story from our tea gardens! One of our recent initiatives to support our tea harvesters at Kahawatte Plantations (KWPL) has been to develop ergonomic baskets. They help to prevent freshly picked tea leaves from getting crushed or destroyed during the harvesting process, while being lightweight and lessening the strain on the tea picker.
Over the last two years, we have produced over 1,000 ergonomic baskets for the upper and lower regions of KWPL. In 2024, we decided to extend this project to our retired plantation workers, empowering them with the skills and materials to produce the baskets themselves. Not only does it ensure our retired workers a regular income, but it also creates an environment for them to be active and enterprising. As members of our Small Entrepreneurs Programme, our enthusiastic team hopes to produce over 2,000 ergonomic baskets this year!
Check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9LPgiQaDeg to watch the story come alive.
