Summary

At the core of each craft is the artisan. A craft survives and gets passed on to future generations only if the artisan thrives, not just survives. Our journey started with the idea of “working with the artisan”, with a firm belief that 'I am because you are'. Today, we have transformed into an institution that has demonstrated the inherent capacity of the artisans to become a key player in the craft economy when they are supported with the right skills and access to resources. Since 2005, we have been transforming craftspeople into community-builders and collective-entrepreneurs who can understand and interact with the market.

Causes Working On

- Improving the financial returns, economic benefits and contributing towards social well being of artisans through developing a fair value-chain - Developing and resurrecting self sustaining institutions of artisans - Providing artisans access to technology, finance, design and market inputs - Developing human resources for enhancing artisan livelihoods – service providers, professionals and volunteers - Extending support services to other organizations and institutions working with artisans across the country - Creating and developing common platforms to bring together artisans, their organizations, professionals, service providers and other institutions - Advocating better legal and policy environment to support the livelihoods of artisans

Awards & Certifications

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