Region News
All across the world our region teams are spreading happiness within the artisan communities they serve. Here are their stories.
NOVICA’s Response to COVID 19 – How We’re Keeping Our Customers and Team Safe
byAmidst the COVID-19 crisis, we want to do everything we can to make our customers feel comfortable in continuing to support and purchase from…
NOVICA Indonesia’s Regina Bimadona Named as Top Entrepenuer
byNOVICA is so proud to announce that Regina Bimadona, our national representative in Indonesia, has been one of the select few to be cited…
What NOVICA Artisans Tell Us
byConsolidating dreams for 20 years There’s a lovely saying that goes, “Words may be brief and easy to say but their echoes are truly…
A First for NOVICA! A Grand Opening for NOVICA Thailand’s New Operations Center!
byOn May 21st in the small village of Borsang, famous for handmade mulberry-paper parasols painted with beautiful designs and landscapes, the temperature had already…
We All Have A Mother To Admire
byMexico has lots of reasons to celebrate Mother’s Day. We’ve done so each year on May 10 for the last 95 years. The custom…
For These Brave Little Warriors, Love Outshines Illness
byThe NOVICA Happiness Project teams up with My Last Wish to show a group of children that cancer does not define them. Seeing the…
The Essential Ingredients for A Spirited Christmas Fiesta
byHow one NOVICA Happiness Project in Guatemala shines a light on love this Christmas season Stars, ornaments, and Mr. and Mrs. Claus: the foundation…
How A Small Organization with A Big Heart is Changing Lives
byThe lessons from one NOVICA Happiness Project in India are simple, yet profound: Love is shared in the small details, basic gestures, and many…
How to Make the World’s Most Neglected Citizens Smile Wide
byNOVICA’s Happiness Project in Thailand spotlights an incredible group of kids, the orphans of KaeNoi, with a day they won’t forget. Groaning around hairpin…
Guatemalan Day of the Dead: Giant Kites and A dish with 50 ingredients
byEach year, during the Day of the Dead, the skies above the small village of Santiago are filled with giant kites called barriletes. Although Guatemala…
These Wild Boars (Thai Soccer Team) Burrow Deep!
byThroughout history, the occurrence of a heartbreaking event has been known to unite entire countries with a single focus to bring relief to the…
Monsoon: The Kerala Floods — 6 feet Under
byIn India, monsoons symbolize abundance and prosperity and are considered the harbinger of good times. They are celebrated with zest in Kerala with the…
Inside the 2018 Lombok Earthquakes
byIt was a regular Sunday evening on August 5th, 2018, when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook Lombok, the holiday island of Indonesia. Everybody ran…
First Person Accounts of the Guatemala Volcano from Novica Artisans
by“We were at home when we began to hear the sound of rain on our roof. But when we ventured outdoors and held out…
Guatemala Amid The Ash
byIn photographs of the popular tourist town of Antigua, the three surrounding volcanoes are always present. They are a distinctive part of the beautiful…
Behind the Scenes: NOVICA at the Ungasan Resort in Bali
byPerched on the majestically jagged cliffsides of the Bukit Peninsula in Bali sits the Ungasan Clifftop Resort, an exquisite oasis that is comprised of several exclusive vacation villas….
A Tribute to Debbie Mondellini
byOur dearest Debbie Mondellini has passed away. She fought her cancer for many years and continued to bless us with her positive attitude and…
Update: Mount Agung Volcano in Bali
byLately, it feels as though every time we turn on the television there is coverage of another country that has been rocked by an…
Handcrafting the Day of the Dead
byWith Day of the Dead becoming more and more popular every year, it’s no surprise that Day of the Dead decorations are popping up…
Help for Alfredo Inga and Peru’s Flood Victims
byCatastrophic flooding hit Peru earlier this year, and NOVICA artisan Alfredo Inga was caught in the thick of the storm. His own home sustained…
The Aztecs, The Maya, and Their Mark On Mexican Culture
byLet’s get AZ-TEChnical The Aztec Empire, whose territory spanned across the Valley of Mexico, is one of the most prominent ancient civilizations to date. The…
Living a life of Silver and Gold – Meet the Jewelry Artisans of Celuk
byMost people would never want to live in an area where all their neighbors have the same job as they do. But the…
Peru’s Flooding Disaster
byDozens of deaths and more than one hundred thousand homes damaged or destroyed: Climate change is being blamed for Peru’s worst flooding disaster in nearly…
Artisan Profile: Devendra Kumar Jha, Madhubani artisan
byIf you are here, you obviously love the handcrafted products available on the NOVICA website. But how much do you know about the artisans…
Giving Tuesday Artisan Highlight: Carolina Cabrera
bySeven years ago, we met painter Carolina Cabrera from Guatemala and immediately fell in love with her work. She is especially skilled at…
Struggling to Survive in India
by35 degrees in the winter, and 116 degrees in the summer. In New Delhi, India, the seasons swing in dramatic fashion and those who…
Update on Collins
byLast spring, we told you about Collins, one of our beloved jewelry artisans from Ghana. Collins was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease and needed…
Fermin’s Family Surprise
by“We were greeted with cold weather, but the family’s hospitality warmed us up,” said Lia Arriola about the day the NOVICA Guatemala team surprised…
Hammocks in the Yucatan
byImagine yourself in the Yucatan… the ocean breeze in your face, the beach on the horizon, a tropical drink in your hand. Seems like…
Help Us Save Collins
byOne of NOVICA’s beloved artisans in Ghana is very sick. Collins Korle has Chronic Kidney Disease and is in desperate need of a kidney transplant…
A Traditional Balinese Wedding
byIt is said that you can never go a day without a ceremony of some kind on the island of Bali, but wedding ceremonies…
Happiness Projects Update for 2014
byIt’s been over a year since we launched our first happiness project in India and since then we’ve learned so much! We’ve been to…
The Guatemala Happiness Project – Building Confidence with Make-overs & Improv
byAt NOVICA we believe that confidence is the key to success. Our artists need to be able to convince themselves and their customers that…
West Africa Happiness Project
byCharles Spurgeon famously said “It’s not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.” NOVICA’s team in Ghana just completed…
Thailand Happiness Project 2014 – Providing Sport, Fun & Fitness
byHappiness can come in many shapes.. and for some boys in Chiang Mai, Thailand, it was found in the form of sports equipment. NOVICA’s…
Happiness Project Update: Project Kids’ Carousel
byWe’ve all heard the phrase: when you give, you get … It’s better to give than receive. But this saying burst to life in Huaycan, Peru…
Hill Tribe Textile Designs From The Karen Tribe In Thailand
byI LOVE shooting for NOVICA, because I don’t just get to shoot their fashion catalogs in their regions all over the world, but I get…
Happiness Project 3: Rebuild a preschool to protect kids from the rainy season
byWhen a community pulls together to help its own, happiness is contagious. So when one of our own NOVICA artisans came to us concerned…
Happiness Project Brought to Life: J.J. Camp, New Delhi
byBack in December, our India office team members decided to organize the second NOVICA Happiness Project in their own backyard, in a New Delhi industrial…
A Guatemalan Fashion Shoot Adventure with Laura Grier
byOur friend Laura Grier, a jetsetting fashion and wedding photographer, was in Guatemala shooting a wedding and conducting a photography workshop – so we…
For One Colorful Week, Caste Differences Don’t Matter in India
byDuring the Hindu Festival of Colors, people take to the streets, dousing themselves and others in vibrant pigments. The bright colors obscure more than…
GBF and the West African Jewelry Project
byWhen people come together to do business with common values, wonderful things can happen. Our friends at the Grassroots Business Fund (GBF) gave NOVICA…
Happiness Project 2: J.J Camp, New Delhi
bySometimes a sign is all you need to swing into motion and get started on something big. After the unexpected razing of part of…
Happiness Project 1: Recycle & Educate With Peduli Bali
byWhen you think of Bali, you probably think of its breathtaking natural beauty and its gracious locals. And while Bali is all these things…
The Click List – A Focus on the Typhoon Haiyan Aid Effort
byThis week’s Click List is devoted to providing more information about the various aid organizations that are on the ground in the Philippines, providing…
Our India Office Team Celebrates Diwali!
byDiwali ki Shubhkamnayein, or Happy Diwali to you! Hindus have just finished celebrating the Festival of Light, the most important festival in their religion….
Live Worry-Free — The Ancient Maya Reveal All
byWorrying seems to have become part of our cultural DNA nowadays. Between our busy jobs, schedules, and to-do lists, we’re constantly coming up with…
A Craft Lovers Paradise In The Heart Of New Delhi
byAmidst the aesthetic grandeur and chaotic pace of Delhi lies a perfectly beautiful location where serenity reigns. It is India’s National Handicrafts and Handlooms…
Batik Is Safe – What About UNESCO?
byUnlike the Dodo who became a tasty meal for hungry mariners of old – the beautiful art of Indonesian Batik will not fade from…