2019 August - The Road Trip - A personal Adventure into the Jungle
Ana takes a journey with her family to a friend's son's wedding. A personal story about life in India and the adventures that occur. I love all the adventures I have here and I am grateful to be doing my business here.
2019 May - New Site Up - Lots of Thank You's to Many People
The Holi Boli site has been re-launched. We are so proud of what a very special team has produced. Holi Boli wants to say thanks to those who were involved in all the hard work getting things done. धन्यवाद! THANKS!
It was really awesome to have some very very qualified nurses (holding masters degrees and many years experience) come and visit us at Holi Boli from New Zealand. We all took turns to have a medical check up. We all had our Blood Pressures done and number of other tests. We answered a lot of questions. Fortunately, we are all pretty healthy. Our results are all on file for the next check up and we...
Another awesome class of graduates from the Holi Boli Sewing Centre. We teach stitching, pattern making and designing to students. Most of them take these new skills and get work. We even get to hire a few of them at Holi Boli for our clothing manufacture side.
Graduates of December 2018
The course runs for 4 months. The students learn the very basics such as cutting with scissors and threading...
2018 August - New Zealand Fashion Weekend Here We Come!
Exciting Holi Boli news....Wow! It is amazing how life turns out. When I chose to come live in the backwoods of India I thought I had traded all the glitter and glam of the fashion world for the heat and dust of beautiful India. Apparently not! I am going to the New Zealand Fashion Week (NZFW) all because of another NZ woman's dream to empower women in rural India. Jodie Woods started Tonic &...
2018 July - What have CHICKEN EGGS got to do with it?
Ethical and sustainable are buzzy words at the moment. It seems that many people like the idea of buying ethical and sustainable. Fair trade is an important brand these days. Many of us want to know that we are not harming our planet or the life on the planet with the purchases we make. In my last blogI wrote about the important part we play as consumers and the role that business has in...
Back to Work! The summer has finished and Holi Boli is back into full swing. Special thanks to those who helped us purchase some ACs. Ana had some amazing meetings in New Zealand and meet some amazing people. We all feel excited by the new branding and encouraged to get into work again.
We had an awesome time with a super team for the re-branded Holi Boli 2019-20 collections. Brit and Hope did an amazing job modelling for hours and hours while Liz, Matt, Hamish, Sarah and Ana worked hard behind the scenes to pull it all together. We loved working with such a fun group of professionals. Here is a sneak peak of our behind the scenes work.
All in the van with our equipment
Every year we go on our annual Holi Boli Christmas Picnic. We load up the van with people, uncooked food, pots and firewood. There is not a single space left in the van. We are peas in a pod bursting at the seems. I am not sure that it meets western safety standards but it does meet our standard of fun. LOL. We drive down to the local river and find us a great...
2018 September - New Zealand Fashion Week with Tonic & Cloth
The New Zealand Fashion Week was a real blast. A dream come true thanks to Tonic & Cloth who choose to partner with Holi Boli to make their clothes ethically with sustainable materials. We are really proud to be working with Tonic & Cloth as they stand for empowering the women and our planet. Jodie has passionately poured her life into getting her label up and running and it has been a privilege...
We are super excited to welcome Sanghamitra and Rubina to Holi Boli. Contracts in hand. Best part of my job! Banita ensures the ladies understand my poor Odia language. Thanks to u who have supported Holi Boli ! Special thanks Two Lippy Ladies and Tonic & Cloth
2018 July - The Important Choice of Empowering Women
Picture Credit: The Economist
In 1967 the UN Member States adopted the Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against women. The articles in the declaration clearly seek to ensure women have equity with men and to have a freedom as a human being to make choices about how to live their life. In 1979 the Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Womenwas...
2019 August - The Road Trip - A personal Adventure into the Jungle
Ana takes a journey with her family to a friend's son's wedding. A personal story about life in India and the adventures that occur. I love all the adventures I have here and I am grateful to be doing my business here.
Back to Work! The summer has finished and Holi Boli is back into full swing. Special thanks to those who helped us purchase some ACs. Ana had some amazing meetings in New Zealand and meet some amazing people. We all feel excited by the new branding and encouraged to get into work again.
2019 May - New Site Up - Lots of Thank You's to Many People
The Holi Boli site has been re-launched. We are so proud of what a very special team has produced. Holi Boli wants to say thanks to those who were involved in all the hard work getting things done. धन्यवाद! THANKS!
We had an awesome time with a super team for the re-branded Holi Boli 2019-20 collections. Brit and Hope did an amazing job modelling for hours and hours while Liz, Matt, Hamish, Sarah and Ana worked hard behind the scenes to pull it all together. We loved working with such a fun group of professionals. Here is a sneak peak of our behind the scenes work.
It was really awesome to have some very very qualified nurses (holding masters degrees and many years experience) come and visit us at Holi Boli from New Zealand. We all took turns to have a medical check up. We all had our Blood Pressures done and number of other tests. We answered a lot of questions. Fortunately, we are all pretty healthy. Our results are all on file for the next check up and we...
All in the van with our equipment
Every year we go on our annual Holi Boli Christmas Picnic. We load up the van with people, uncooked food, pots and firewood. There is not a single space left in the van. We are peas in a pod bursting at the seems. I am not sure that it meets western safety standards but it does meet our standard of fun. LOL. We drive down to the local river and find us a great...
Another awesome class of graduates from the Holi Boli Sewing Centre. We teach stitching, pattern making and designing to students. Most of them take these new skills and get work. We even get to hire a few of them at Holi Boli for our clothing manufacture side.
Graduates of December 2018
The course runs for 4 months. The students learn the very basics such as cutting with scissors and threading...
2018 September - New Zealand Fashion Week with Tonic & Cloth
The New Zealand Fashion Week was a real blast. A dream come true thanks to Tonic & Cloth who choose to partner with Holi Boli to make their clothes ethically with sustainable materials. We are really proud to be working with Tonic & Cloth as they stand for empowering the women and our planet. Jodie has passionately poured her life into getting her label up and running and it has been a privilege...
2018 August - New Zealand Fashion Weekend Here We Come!
Exciting Holi Boli news....Wow! It is amazing how life turns out. When I chose to come live in the backwoods of India I thought I had traded all the glitter and glam of the fashion world for the heat and dust of beautiful India. Apparently not! I am going to the New Zealand Fashion Week (NZFW) all because of another NZ woman's dream to empower women in rural India. Jodie Woods started Tonic &...
We are super excited to welcome Sanghamitra and Rubina to Holi Boli. Contracts in hand. Best part of my job! Banita ensures the ladies understand my poor Odia language. Thanks to u who have supported Holi Boli ! Special thanks Two Lippy Ladies and Tonic & Cloth
2018 July - What have CHICKEN EGGS got to do with it?
Ethical and sustainable are buzzy words at the moment. It seems that many people like the idea of buying ethical and sustainable. Fair trade is an important brand these days. Many of us want to know that we are not harming our planet or the life on the planet with the purchases we make. In my last blogI wrote about the important part we play as consumers and the role that business has in...
2018 July - The Important Choice of Empowering Women
Picture Credit: The Economist
In 1967 the UN Member States adopted the Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against women. The articles in the declaration clearly seek to ensure women have equity with men and to have a freedom as a human being to make choices about how to live their life. In 1979 the Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Womenwas...
