KMC’s Enactus society college will teach you how to make edible utensils

The Enactus society of Kirori Mal College has come up with an interesting way of challenging the monopoly of plastic in the disposable utensil market. Not only is this environment-friendly, it also is a means of sustainable livelihood for the ladies of the Afghani community in Bhogal district.

Now you can have your bowl and eat it too! Students of Kirori Mal College (KMC) from Enactus society will teach you how. They have come up with a unique way of challenging the monopoly of plastic in the disposable utensil market.Under their latest project Patradya, which is an amalgamation of two Sanskrit words, Patra (utensils) and Adya (edible), the students have taught women of the Afghani community in Bhogal district, to create utensils using wheat, ragi, and millet.

Products that have been made under Enactus KMC’s Project Patradya.

Along with being environment-friendly, it also provides a means of sustainable livelihood for the women from the Afghani community.

Members of Enactus KMC pose for a picture.

“At Enactus KMC, our aim has been to work towards the betterment of socially and economically marginalised communities. The Afghan Refugee Community not only faces social exclusion due to the language and cultural barriers, but this also leads to an acute shortage of viable employment opportunities. This project has allowed us to introduce the Afghani women to a non-exploitative source of income and has also helped to fight the plastic menace,” says Mansha Siraj, president of Enactus KMC. “The ladies of the community were very welcoming, kind and extremely enthusiastic about working on the project. They picked up the baking skills in just two to three workshops and by the fourth visit, they could not only make the bowls on their own but also package and label them.”