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Protibha’s Rickshaw Art Workshop Brings Bangladeshi Heritage to Life with Hands-On Creativity and Community Spirit
Protibha, in collaboration with Chef’s Table Creators Hub and in partnership with its official color partner, Aqua Paints, successfully hosted the Rickshaw Art Workshop on 30 August, 2025 at Chef’s Table Courtside, Dhaka. The event celebrated Bangladesh’s cultural heritage by offering participants a hands-on opportunity to paint and learn from expert rickshaw artists. Held in…
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Rickshaw art showcased at Protibha workshop
Protibha, with Chef’s Table Creators Hub and Aqua Paints, hosted a Rickshaw Art Workshop at Chef’s Table Courtside, Dhaka. The day-long event was held in two sessions and engaged 60 participants, including students, young professionals, families, and art enthusiasts. Guided by master artists, participants explored the bold motifs, vivid colours, and creative techniques of one…
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Maisha Lubaba: Elevating Protibha to new heights of artisan empowerment
Protibha, a thriving social enterprise and the sustainable arm of It’s Humanity Foundation, was first established by IHF in 2014 as a means to provide an income to the mothers of children it wished to retain into its schools. Taking the reins in 2016, Maisha has propelled the organisation to new heights of success, significantly…
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Spreading Colours and Joy: Protibha hosts rickshaw-art workshop
The room was quiet and all 10 participants, aged between nine and 60, were engrossed in their work. They were each given a template and their task was to draw the design given, and later paint it. The paint brushes, the vibrant colours of neon yellow, vermillion red, emerald green, and cobalt blue along with…
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Rickshaw art seeks refuge on boxes, cups and ornaments
Rickshaw art is leaving behind the three-wheel vehicle. And due to the massive increase in the usage of digital technology, traditional rickshaw art is under threat today. According to historical sources, Emperor Meiji (1852-1912) of Japan used a rickshaw to visit his capital. The word rickshaw originated from the Japanese word ‘jinrikisha,’ which means human…
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Protibha: Helping marginalised women realise their potential
The organisation seeks to empower and help women build sustainable lives by providing them with the skills to hone their craft and become financially independent. After the completion of the training phase, the women are connected to urban buyers and Protibha forwards the orders, placed on their online marketplace, to the women. Photo: Courtesy As…
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Rickshaw Art by Protibha: Where Your Purchase Makes a Difference
The crude artwork on the back plates of rickshaws plying the rural and urban streets in Bangladesh, with their vivid colour combinations have grabbed attentions for a long time now. But as society’s tastes did not favour this particular form of art and its artists, it is on the verge of extinction — being replaced…
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Protibha: Helping Marginalised Women Realise Their Potential
THE ORGANISATION SEEKS TO EMPOWER AND HELP WOMEN BUILD SUSTAINABLE LIVES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH THE SKILLS TO HONE THEIR CRAFT AND BECOME FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT As a young girl, Yasmin did not have much career prospects, even though she did not lack ambition. She had spent much of her adult life tending to her three…