Rann Kala is part of Handmade Expressions a group that supports a female cooperative with 272 women actively practicing this art. The artisans are distributed over the region in various villages. Rann Kala and other women from far villages come once a week to the cooperative office, submit their products and collect more raw materials to take back to their homes and work on them.

Profits from this art help in the overall development of the group. This region now has medical centers providing basic health services, electricity produced from solar energy, evening schools for kids and vocational colleges for women. They have been able to create several items in different categories, Green computing bags were developed with the idea of making functional products using this age-old technique as a way to preserve the traditional art. These bags are made from locally grown and woven, unbleached cotton. These are then hand-blocked using natural mineral and vegetable dyes.

Being 100% chemical free, these are eco-friendly alternatives to conventional messenger bags. This region is affected by extreme draught and border violence, being on the India ? Pakistan border. This art is providing sustainable employment to the artisans of these barren lands.