SABAH Nepal works to streamline the entire supply chain for home based worker products by strengthening both backward and forward linkages. Our value chain development program ensures that artisans have reliable access to quality raw materials at fair prices and efficient routes to reach end customers without unnecessary intermediaries.

On the backward linkage side, we help artisans identify and connect with reliable suppliers of raw materials including yarn, threads, fabrics, dyes, beads, wood, metal, packaging materials, and other inputs. We negotiate bulk purchase discounts on behalf of producer groups and help establish direct relationships with suppliers to eliminate middlemen markups. We also provide guidance on raw material quality assessment, storage, and inventory management.

We also promote the use of locally available, sustainable, and eco-friendly raw materials such as nettle fiber (allo), hemp, organic cotton, natural dyes, and recycled materials. This not only reduces costs but also appeals to environmentally conscious customers and supports local natural resource-based livelihoods.

On the forward linkage side, we work to reduce the number of intermediaries between producers and end customers. By enabling direct connections to retailers, wholesalers, export buyers, and consumers through our retail outlets, exhibitions, online platforms, and buyer networks, we help artisans capture higher value from their products.

We also provide logistics support including product collection, storage, packing, quality checking, transportation, and delivery coordination. Our Trade Facilitation Centres serve as collection and distribution hubs where products from multiple artisans are aggregated, sorted, quality checked, priced, and dispatched to buyers.

Through value chain interventions, we have successfully reduced intermediary margins by 15-25% for our artisan members, directly increasing their net earnings. We have also helped establish transparent pricing mechanisms where artisans understand exactly how much each intermediary earns and can make informed decisions about which channels to use for different product categories.