TribeAzure

The seed & the idea behind Tribe Azure and its global artisan movement began more than 45 years ago through the visionary work of Bomdon Ngodup, a pioneering social entrepreneur. Her incredible journey dates back to the early 1960s in the streets of rural North India. Coming from an aristocratic Tibetan family that was forced to beg and work as day laborers in India, Bomdon began working as a street vendor from an early age.

For the last 40 some years, Bomdon has worked tirelessly to create sustainable economic opportunities for artisans in the developing countries of South & South East Asia. Through my efforts and unrelenting dedication, Tribe Azure has grown a global network of socially conscious entrepreneurs working to provide economic opportunities to artisans in developing countries.


Hello to all at Etsy,
Thank you for visiting my small shop. Tribe Azure began as a small scale street operation whereby I was buying arts & crafts from newly arrived Tibetan refugee artisans and selling them on the streets of Kangra, a small town in the rural part of North India. Times were tough for me and fellow Tibetan refugees in those days as even the basic necessities that we take for granted such as food, clean water and electricity was scarce. But through overcoming these overwhelming odds from humble beginnings, I was determined to forge my vision to affect change and eradicate poverty through market based solutions.

No matter how big or small, the most important thing I believe is to make a difference in this world while we are here, alive for a short time. Having experienced true poverty, the empty churning stomachs of my sibling and I, no one should have to go through that. Many of these people are very talented in their own rights. So my attempt is to find a market of admirers and socially conscious buyers for these talented undervalued artisans. I believe Etsy is a perfect platform to show some of the amazing work that these artisans are capable of producing.

Bomdon Ngodup