Renel Batralo

Meet Renel: A hobbyist since high school turned full-time craftsman of his arts and crafts social enterprise, Rolyolikha At Iba Pa Handicrafts, which creates handicrafts from newspapers and eventually, hyacinth or water lilies, bamboo, buri, pandan, and coconut shells.

Despite his hearing impairment, Renel’s creativity and passion for creating art out of materials often only discarded was eventually able to help his neighbors and community members learn the craft and earn additional income. 

Renel, together with the communities and families he helps with Rolyolikha, continue to create eco-friendly and ethically-made handicrafts.