Albainah

Albainah has been crafting “tanggui”, a circular traditional hat made of palm leaves, since 1992 from her wooden house in Kalimantan. Each tanggui that she makes is a unique artisan product. The distinctive patterns of her tanggui pieces are sold between IDR 5,000 (US$ 0.32) and Rp10,000 (US$ 0.64) and they are much cherished by the locals. This home-based craft making has been in Albainah’s family for generations, and they are devoted to it. Albainah uses the loan from Amartha to sustain and grow her business throughout various challenges. Now that her business income and savings have accumulated, Albainah launched a home-based artisan workshop. Starting from a humble beginning, Albaniah proved that artisan business can thrive despite obstacles, and through perseverance that paid off, they could eventually build better lives for themselves and those around them.