Based in one of the most economically underpriveledged states in India, this project provides employment to over 500 families in rural India, gainfully employing sericulture farmers, yarn spinners, weavers and sewers. Hand weaving is a traditional activity among the artisans, but a designer or technical staff may provide non-formal training to artisans in newer and more intricate designs. The organization is a member of Fair Trade Forum India. The artisans receive Fair wages, steady work, livelihood training, and instructions in hygiene and sanitation.
Sustainability & Fair Trade
All-natural Silk
Hand spun
Handwoven using wooden pit looms
Eco-friendly, low impact Azo-free dyes
From sericulture to the finished fabric nominal water is used in dyeing, some coal is used to heat water while electricity is used only from the stage of sewing
Approximately 80% dyed water is treated before its release back into the environment
Fair, steady income
Employs tribal and rural artisans with a focus on creating opportunities for women
A representative structure facilitates participation of the members in the organization
Yarn makers are organized in ‘Self Help Groups,’ that maintain a direct relationship with the management on an individual as well as a group level
Artisans work from home providing greater flexibility
Provides members work skills and training
Member of Fair Trade Forum India
This work provides livelihood opportunities for rural communities who otherwise had to engage in distress migration in search of employment.
