From the shortage of paper to the depleting ozone layer, to unemployment the world has many problems today. While science is trying to discover a new way to fight these problems, there has been a reasonable solution since the dawn of man. This solution is bamboo and bamboo products. Bamboo and bamboo products have many environment friendly characteristics, and can be used as substitutions in many situations and in turn generate livelihoods.

Bamboo House India, a social enterprise, was established by two First Generation Entrepreneurs, Aruna Kappagantula & Prashant Lingam in the year 2008 with an aim of using Bamboo as an economic driver for providing sustainable livelihood opportunities to rural & tribal artisans in the Bamboo sector through market linkages.

BHI is striving to create chain of bamboo showrooms across the country which shall promote & market all bamboo based products under one roof starting from Bamboo pen to Bamboo Housing Structures. Purpose is to create a long term sustainable non -migratory business model for rural and tribal artisans in the Bamboo sector by using locally available raw material i.e. bamboo and develop contemporary life style products to suit the market tastes and demand rather than age old basketry items.

The business model focuses on triple bottom lines i.e environmental, social & financial aspects . Criteria is to provide market for artisan products and make Bamboo available to the customers and try to solve the major problem of the Bamboo industry i.e poor market linkages.BHI works through a hybrid model, a 'for-profit' component and a 'non-profit' component.

"For profit" activities are handled by "Bamboo House India" involving sourcing, designing, retailing, exhibiting and developing markets and "not-for-profit" activities are handled by "Bamboo Artisan Welfare Society" involving skill training & upgradation, design development & capacity building.

First such exclusive Bamboo showroom is coming up in Hyderabad on an experimental basis for conducting reality check and gather market feedback, initiative supported & funded by NMBA – CII – APTDC – IIT (D) & AP Forest Dept.

Mission

To provide round the year employment opportunities to rural & tribal artisans in the country through market linkages and at the same time promote Bamboo as an Eco-friendly substitute to wood, steel, iron & plastic and at the same work keep our organisational activities in tune with country’s Bamboo Objectives.

Vision

1. Do our bit in providing round the year employment opportunities to rural and tribal artisans in the country dependent on Bamboo Handicrafts for their livelihoods.
2. To act as a link between government, Missions, Institutes and Organizations, Artisan communities and the customers for structured growth and development of the Bamboo Industry.
3. To develop the enterprise in a professional manner and maintain Fair Trade Practices in its operations
4. To open at least 3-5 exclusive bamboo outlets in the next 3 -5 years.

1. National Mission on Bamboo Applications (NMBA)
2. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
3. Andhra Pradesh Technology promotion & Development Center (APTDC)
4. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT - Delhi)
5. Andhra Pradesh Forest Department (APFD)
6. Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL & FS)
7. Tripura Bamboo Mission (TBM)