How to make a business that treats people with dignity? (Some thoughts that Daniel endured...)(Photo above of a women in the same village as Holi Boli rolling cigarettes for job...
Feeding 21 families in India is keeping Ana up at night
By Good Magazine - May 21, 2021 From a garage in rural Waikato, Kiwi seamstress Ana Wilkinson-Gee keeps sewing dresses to sell, in order to keep funding the village women...
2019 November - Warning: This Blog Contains a Bit of a Rant!
It’s still a man’s world out there. It is getting better but it is still not good enough. I remind myself that I do not want to become the things I hate. That is what happens if we go all ‘Hulk’ rage when we are wronged - we wrong others. We need to ‘Nelson Mandela” that rage. Turn it into a better world.
2018 August - New Zealand Fashion Weekend Here We Come!
Exciting Holi Boli news....Wow! It is amazing how life turns out. When I chose to come live in the backwoods of India I thought I had traded all the glitter and glam of the fashion world for the heat and dust of beautiful India. Apparently not! I am going to the New Zealand Fashion Week (NZFW) all because of another NZ woman's dream to empower women in rural India. Jodie Woods started Tonic &...
Manawainuitanga. Going Against the Grain.
Beautiful fabrics and colourful garments are easy to find in Bhalupali, a rural village in northern India. It’s a long way from Hawke’s Bay, where Ana Wilkinson-Gee grew up, but this is where she has found her purpose, founding the fashion label, Holi Boli, which supports women into training and employment, while offering its customers around the world effortless – and ethical – style.
WRITER: CARLY THOMASPHOTOGRAPHERS: JARED BUCKLEY & HAMISH JOHNSON
Holi Boli founders set up business in Hamilton to support India workers
Click here to read the article in Hawke's Bay Today 22 May 2021 Hawkes Bay TodayBrenda Vowden Ana and husband Daniel moved to rural India with their three...
Ana Wilkinson-Gee from Holi Boli on creating ethical fashion in India
Click here to see the article in FASHIONZ Ana Wilkinson-Gee from Holi Boli on creating ethical fashion in India Tuesday, 21 Apr 2020 Ana Wilkinson-Gee (far left) and...
It was really awesome to have some very very qualified nurses (holding masters degrees and many years experience) come and visit us at Holi Boli from New Zealand. We all took turns to have a medical check up. We all had our Blood Pressures done and number of other tests. We answered a lot of questions. Fortunately, we are all pretty healthy. Our results are all on file for the next check up and we...
We are super excited to welcome Sanghamitra and Rubina to Holi Boli. Contracts in hand. Best part of my job! Banita ensures the ladies understand my poor Odia language. Thanks to u who have supported Holi Boli ! Special thanks Two Lippy Ladies and Tonic & Cloth
How to make a business that treats people with dignity? (Some thoughts that Daniel endured...)(Photo above of a women in the same village as Holi Boli rolling cigarettes for job...
Manawainuitanga. Going Against the Grain.
Beautiful fabrics and colourful garments are easy to find in Bhalupali, a rural village in northern India. It’s a long way from Hawke’s Bay, where Ana Wilkinson-Gee grew up, but this is where she has found her purpose, founding the fashion label, Holi Boli, which supports women into training and employment, while offering its customers around the world effortless – and ethical – style.
WRITER: CARLY THOMASPHOTOGRAPHERS: JARED BUCKLEY & HAMISH JOHNSON
Holi Boli founders set up business in Hamilton to support India workers
Click here to read the article in Hawke's Bay Today 22 May 2021 Hawkes Bay TodayBrenda Vowden Ana and husband Daniel moved to rural India with their three...
Feeding 21 families in India is keeping Ana up at night
By Good Magazine - May 21, 2021 From a garage in rural Waikato, Kiwi seamstress Ana Wilkinson-Gee keeps sewing dresses to sell, in order to keep funding the village women...
Ana Wilkinson-Gee from Holi Boli on creating ethical fashion in India
Click here to see the article in FASHIONZ Ana Wilkinson-Gee from Holi Boli on creating ethical fashion in India Tuesday, 21 Apr 2020 Ana Wilkinson-Gee (far left) and...
2019 November - Warning: This Blog Contains a Bit of a Rant!
It’s still a man’s world out there. It is getting better but it is still not good enough. I remind myself that I do not want to become the things I hate. That is what happens if we go all ‘Hulk’ rage when we are wronged - we wrong others. We need to ‘Nelson Mandela” that rage. Turn it into a better world.
It was really awesome to have some very very qualified nurses (holding masters degrees and many years experience) come and visit us at Holi Boli from New Zealand. We all took turns to have a medical check up. We all had our Blood Pressures done and number of other tests. We answered a lot of questions. Fortunately, we are all pretty healthy. Our results are all on file for the next check up and we...
2018 August - New Zealand Fashion Weekend Here We Come!
Exciting Holi Boli news....Wow! It is amazing how life turns out. When I chose to come live in the backwoods of India I thought I had traded all the glitter and glam of the fashion world for the heat and dust of beautiful India. Apparently not! I am going to the New Zealand Fashion Week (NZFW) all because of another NZ woman's dream to empower women in rural India. Jodie Woods started Tonic &...
We are super excited to welcome Sanghamitra and Rubina to Holi Boli. Contracts in hand. Best part of my job! Banita ensures the ladies understand my poor Odia language. Thanks to u who have supported Holi Boli ! Special thanks Two Lippy Ladies and Tonic & Cloth
