Nonprofit Organization Management - , Madhya Pradesh, India
WomenWeave is a registered Charitable Trust, supporting the role of women in handloom weaving since 2002. WomenWeave works towards making handloom a profitable, fulfilling, sustainable and dignified income-earning activity. The WomenWeave (WW) mission is to work towards overcoming the vulnerability of women who weave on handlooms as a part or full time occupation. The role for WomenWeave is that of a "bridge," • Providing a link for weavers and connecting them with other weavers and potential customers. • By offering training and design assistance, • Helping weavers to integrate their own traditional designs with a more contemporary and marketable look. • WomenWeave also helps create markets for the products, thus providing selling opportunities in India and abroad that might not otherwise be accessible to weavers. WW is working on developing principles of fair trade, best value for labour, sustainable linkages with the marketplace and lasting and durable change to sustain the livelihood of women handloom weavers. Ongoing programme: 1) Gudi Mudi Khadi Project 2) Revival of Handloom Weaving in Dying clusters 3) Programme on Design and Marketing Assistance for traditional weavers 4) Young Weavers Entrepreneurship Development Programme 5) Health Programme for weavers
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