Hope is what keeps you alive and kicking in troubled times. As Manipur is picking up the pieces after four months of ethnic violence, an organisation has come up with an idea for sustainable livelihood for the internally displaced people staying in makeshift relief camps.
Since May 3, the ethnic strife between Kukis and Meiteis has left 175 dead atleast 1,108 wounded.
More than 4,700 houses have been burned, rendering thousands of people homeless. The Khangabok relief camp in Thoubal district houses 210 people. It is one of the five relief camps across Manipur where the violence-hit people, especially the women, are learning how to make amigurumi dolls. Amigurumi is a Japanese craft of crocheting small, stuffed dolls. Behind this project is ‘1 Million Heroes’, a global, multi-platform entertainment brand, dedicated to inspire and instil confidence in a generation of children around the world.
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