History
JHC has built its foundation upon the rich artistic heritage of Maithili women. Maithili society is a male dominated society, where women are not allowed to work outside. In Maithili culture a woman has to do all types of household works and has to help her spouse in field but working outside family is prohibited for her. So JHC working for the awareness of Maithili women is empowering women by making them self-independent. From 1994 to 2004 JHC had good market and was supporting about 50 women workers at center but due to Maoist Insurgency and Nepal's disfigured situation JHC's business got low in Nepal as well as abroad. Since then JHC got weak due to the bad situation of country and this continued for three years. The number of workers decreased from 50 to 20. But still JHC was working for betterment of Maithili women. After 2007 JHC has again been trying to introduce itself back to market so that it can be able to give job opportunities to more women.
Specialties
Janakpur Handicraft Center (JHC) is a social business entrepreneur promoting Mithila arts. The business was originally established in a small town of Nepal named Janakpur over 16 years ago and has undergone various changes in business as well as social strategy. The refined model is to promote art and employment. The company has two principals, Janakpur Handicraft Center's