Our Ethos NEW
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” - Gandhi
Pashom is dedicated to supporting cottage craft and Fair Trade industry in Nepal and empowering women to become self sufficient and to reach their full potential.
Our artisans work in a happy, fair and dignified environment where they work from 9am to 5pm, are paid above award wages and receive benefits including annual leave, sick pay and a yearly bonus.
Women with young children at home who cannot travel daily to the workshop are able to take the raw materials to their homes and work in their own time.
Pashom also donates a percentage of profit to education and community projects in Nepal.
Meet The Team
Fiona Chadwick, Owner and Founder
Fiona’s professional career began in hospitality management, followed by 10 years working in the retail and corporate travel industry. In 2002, Fiona followed a calling to Nepal and for the past 20 years has been dedicated to supporting women’s skills development and handmade cottage craft industry in Nepal.
Fiona’s passions in life are her family, daily yoga and meditation practice, studying spirituality, neuroscience, adventure travel and immersing in the beauty of nature.
Fiona lives with her family on the beautiful northern beaches of Sydney.
Monique Rattray-Wood, Partner
Monique has worked for over 20 years in advertising and marketing for a wide range of clients. In 2002, she met Fiona whilst volunteering in Nepal and cemented a wonderful friendship which allowed her to watch Pashom grow over the years to become the beautiful and ethical business that it is today. After discussions with Fiona they saw the potential to not only extend the reach of Pashom products globally but to also support a larger number of women in skills development and employment in Nepal. With these goals in mind a new partnership was born in 2017.
Monique lives on the Gold Coast with her beautiful family. She loves to travel, draw and emerge herself in business and creative pursuits with meaning.
The Pashom team in Nepal
Our workshop in Kathmandu Nepal is run by the formidable Anita Gurung.
Anita is a wonderful force to be reckoned with and is the backbone of our operations in Nepal. Not only is she the integral part of ensuring all Pashom products are made on time and always to a very high quality, she also looks after all 60 women that we support and extends her time and energy to them both financially and emotionally.
Our team of 35 artisans come from various regions of Nepal and India and from mixed socio-economic backgrounds. Many are single mothers supporting their children’s wellbeing and education, and we are so happy to be able to provide them with the security of fulltime employment and a loving and supportive workplace. Our artisans are very proud of their work and the love and pride imbued in our products can truly be felt.
OUR PRODUCTS
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