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01.07.2020 | Nani Marquina, Nanimarquina S.L. Spain

25 years of CARE & FAIR

For the 25th anniversary of CARE & FAIR, Carpet! Magazine introduces some of the organisation’s important supporters and donors to our readers. This time we talk to Nani Marquina, the founder of Nanimarquina, a Spanish design rug brand based in Barcelona. Nanimarquina rugs are handcrafted in India, Pakistan, and Nepal.

Carpet! Magazine:
Nanimarquina is a specialist for handmade contemporary design rugs. How das Corporate Social Responsibility come into the picture in your business?

Nani Marquina:
Corporate Social Responsibility is not an easy topic for or company considering that we do not have our own factory, our strength is the design of the carpet and innovating through crafts. Sometimes we cannot have too much influence on the work processes of the Hindu companies which we work with. This is a recurring phenomenon for European companies that outsource their manufacturing to Asia. Our concern is how to compensate for these deficiencies of not being able to influence work processes. For this reason, we try to resolve our CSR policy through social solidarity with non-governmental organisations and maintain a strong strategy regarding sustainability in the production and edition of new products and designs.

Carpet! Magazine:
You have a long-term cooperation with the aid organisation CARE & FAIR. What convinced you to support this organisation?

Nani Marquina:
I got to know CARE & FAIR about 20 years ago at a fair and its work convinced me. But what convinced me the most was being able to visit them in Bhadohi and personally meet their board member and see the great work they were carrying out with few resources.

Carpet! Magazine:
In what ways have you been supporting CARE & FAIR and how has the cooperation influenced your business?

Nani Marquina:
We’ve been supporting CARE & FAIR through the launching of the rug Kala. Kala means “tomorrow” and “art” in Hindi and lends its name to a collection that unites Indian culture and design through the eyes of children, the future. The collection has been created from original drawings by the students of the CARE & FAIR charity schools in India, and EUR 150 of each rug sold is donated to the Amita school in Bhadohi, directed by the same organisation.

At the beginning the response was low, so we focused on sharing the project with all our clients in order to get more orders of Kala rugs and thus more donations for the project. Today, looking back to this decision, which was based on our personal wish to support a country that needed help, we find that we are very happy with the results. People are so much more conscious of what’s behind the products they buy, they really value transparency and CSR in a brand.

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Visit us at DOMOTEX 2024

Visit us at DOMOTEX 2024, the world’s largest trade fair for floor coverings in Hanover. Domotex is back. The gates are open from 01/11/2024 to 01/14/2024. We cordially invite you to our joint stand with the EUCA in Hall 2, Stand ...

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Season’s Meal at the CARE & FAIR Schools.

Im März dieses Jahres hat CARE & FAIR den Schüler, den Frauen des WEP, den Lehrern und Angestellten ein Season`s Meal in Form eines Mittagessens ermöglichen können. Diese Idee stammt ursprünglich von der schwedischen Firma Firma RugVista ...

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Teachers’ Training Workshop for class 1 – 5

Class: 1 to 5 At: 27-02-2023 Venue:  Sunbeam School Suncity, Varanasi First Session: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Second Session: 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. At regular intervals, C & F organizes workshops for its teachers, in which they learn how to make ...

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Something is happening at the Amita School…

The CARE & FAIR office will relocated to the Amita School. At the end of 2022, the board of C & F India decided to relocate the office. At the beginning of February 2023, the construction of a new C & F office began on the still vacant ...

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News from the CARE& FAIR Girls High School

On September 24th, CARE & FAIR Girls High School, which is right next to the Linie Design School in Chaksikhari, received the re-registration as a Girls’ High School. This registration is very important so that the girls who finish the ...

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Weekend trip of the C & F teachers to Naintal

To organize a 4-day trip for the C & F teachers, two of our board members, our office staff and some teachers met. Departure times, accommodation, day tours and a Whatsapp group were booked and organised. On June 2, 2022 at 8:30 p.m., the train ...

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Volker Heinrich Medical Dispensary

After three years, our day clinic, the Volker Heinrich Medical Dispensary, could finally be visited again. We are pleased to be able to inform you that the day clinic is in good condition and is still well accepted by the population. Our two ...

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Preparation for the new school year 2022 – 2023

The admissions process for the new 1st grade students for the 2022-2023 school year is in its final stages. In the last two school years (2020 – 2021 and 2021 – 2022) there were some interruptions in classes due to the Covid-19 ...

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Construction of a new school

Together we are strong… As one of the leading companies in the European carpet online trade, benuta is aware of its responsibility in the industry. Therefore, as a member of CARE & FAIR, benuta supports measures and projects through which ...

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New members of CARE & FAIR

We briefly introduce our new members at CARE & FAIR.

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Interview with Bas Hartman, Kwantum, Netherlands

For the 25th anniversary of Care & Fair, Carpet! Magazine introduces some of the organisation's important supporters and donors to our readers. This time we talk to Bas Hartman, Buyer at the Dutch home furnishings discount chain ...

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Jack Simontob, ART recources, USA

For the 25th anniversary of Care & Fair, Carpet! Magazine introduces some of the organisation’s important supporters and donors to our readers. This time we talk to Jack Simantob, co-owner of wholesaler Art Resources and the driving force ...

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Richard Auchter & Ross Page, The Rug Establishment Pty. Ltd., Australia

For the 25th anniversary of Care & Fair, Carpet! Magazine introduces some of the organisation's important supporters and donors to our readers. This time we talk to Richard Auchter and Ross Page.

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Rogier & Marc Janssen, ICE International, Netherland

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Kenneth Nielsen, Linie Design A/S

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Volker Heinrich, Orient – Teppich – Import GmbH

25 Years CARE & FAIR | To celebrate its 25th anniversary, CARE & FAIR presents intertviews with important supporters and donors. These interviews were carried out by the Carpet! Magazine, Hamburg

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