{"id":318,"date":"2026-07-23T20:49:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atmosphere-foundation.org\/?p=318"},"modified":"2026-07-23T20:49:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:49:56","slug":"a-soft-toy-story-hdh-vaikaradhoo-womens-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atmosphere-foundation.org\/?p=318","title":{"rendered":"A Soft Toy Story &#8211;  HDh. Vaikaradhoo Women\u2019s Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:38px;line-height:1.4\"><strong>In Vaikaradhoo, a small group of women gather each month around tables<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">covered with textile and soft filling as their careful stitches and patient hands bring to life the brightly coloured fabric turtles and crabs meant for tiny hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">It began as a training programme in 2023 and has now grown into a livelihood initiative benefitting 14 households. In 2025, the women produced their first full batches of soft toys through a partnership supported by Atmosphere Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">now find their way to Atmosphere Core resorts, where young guests receive them as a lovely keepsake, and part of their stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">For the women involved, it represents the beginning of small-scale entrepreneurship and a chance to turn skill and creativity into a reliable source of income, opening the door to new opportunities for themselves and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>    \u2022 Project duration: April 2025 \u2013 April 2026\n    \u2022 MoU signed: 21 April 2025 with HDh Vaikaradhoo Council\n    \u2022 Production target: 1,000 soft toys per month: 500 turtles  |  500 crabs<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Vaikaradhoo, a small group of women gather each month around tables covered with textile and soft filling as their careful stitches and patient hands bring to life the brightly coloured fabric turtles and crabs meant for tiny hands. It began as a training programme in 2023 and has now grown into a livelihood initiative [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":321,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2026-works","category-livelihoods-local-enterprise"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atmosphere-foundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atmosphere-foundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atmosphere-foundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atmosphere-foundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atmosphere-foundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=318"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/atmosphere-foundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":320,"href":"https:\/\/atmosphere-foundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318\/revisions\/320"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atmosphere-foundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atmosphere-foundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atmosphere-foundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atmosphere-foundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}