Many takers for dolls crocheted in Manipur's relief camp

THE online pre-sale campaign, which ran from October 7 to November 5, fetched orders worth US dollars 11,000 from across the globe with North America topping the list, followed closely by Australia, Europe and Asia.

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"The online pre-sale campaign of the dolls exceeded expectations and has become a global movement for empowerment, storytelling and mental health healing," an official statement said.

Amigurumi is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small, stuffed yarn creatures.

Singapore-based "1 Million Heroes" had come up with the initiative. It imparted training to the inmates, mostly women, in five relief camps. The characters conceived were Buddy the pet Dog, Mitten - the Cat, Raja the Tiger, Oliver - the Bear and Bola - the Buddy.