House of Diamonds is a Malang-based social enterprise that produces
stunning hand-stitched throws, as well as a range of other textile
products. It was created by sisters Nur Cholidah (Ida) and Noor Fadillah
(Lila) to provide dignified employment for unskilled women who have few
options besides low-paid factory work or potentially dangerous jobs as
maids in Hong Kong, Malaysia, or the Middle East.
Lila,
Pak Samsul,
Ida
Ida and Lila were galvanised to help empower marginalised young women by the example of their clever and independent mother, Ibu
Nanik Fatima, who survived harrowing experiences in the Middle East,
where she worked for well over a decade in order to ensure that her
young daughters would have a future. The girls grew up with their
father, Pak Samsul, a kind, patient man, who struggled to make a living as a silversmith.
Ibu Nanik Fatima
(1952-2009)
