APARAJITA VHAI IFAT
Kala Aparajita is a development project to strengthen the self help initiatives of low income artisan groups by promoting the crafts produced by them. The concept of Kala Aparajita emerged from VHAI’s work with artisans in its post disaster programme (Orissa and Gujarat) and the grassroot projects all over India. The beauty and skill of the products produced by these artisans were enthralling. But  we realized their constraintsin marketing and developing their products due to lack of adequate information, working capital and specialized design inputs, and compounding these factors was the dependence on middlemen who pay meager rates and focus on quantity rather than quality.

From this experience was felt the need for a support system that would promote the traditional crafts and empower the artisans. More significantlyit would help incorporate the market needs and taste into the development of the products while simultaneously influencing market trends towards natural and indigenious material.
Artisan middleman shops/export house consumer
 

APARAJITA......

'Aparijita', an initiative of Voluntary Health Association of India, is a long term relief and rehabiliation project for people affected by disasters and natural calamities. Aparajita litterally means the woman with the indomitable spirit. it aptly describes the indomitable spirit of the people who have survived the calamity and are stuggling to rebuild thir lives once again.


Aparajita was initiated for the fisherfdolk, artisans and other victims soon after the super cyclone in Orissa in October 1999. it has continued till 2002 and has benifited lakhs of people under a wide spectrum of rehabiliation and livelihood support activites. Similarly, a relief rescue and rehablitation programme was initiated in Gujrat after a massive earthquake hit the region of 26th January 2001. It is currenty underway to benefit over 3000 families.


VHAI.......

Voluntary Health Association of India-(VHAI) is a non profit, registered society formed in 1970. it is a federation of 24 state Voluntary Health associations, linking over 4000 member institutions across the ountry. VHAI is one of the largest health and development networks in the world.

VHAI advocates people-oriented policies for dynamic health planning and programmes management in india. it initiates and supports innovative health and development programmes at the grassroots with the active participation of people. VHAI promotes health as an issue of human right and development.

the beneficiaries of VHAI's programme includes health proffesionals, researchers, social acvities, and government functionaries and media personnels.

http://www.vhai.org

IFAT.......
 
International Federation for Alternative Trade


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We are a self-monitoring body, making regular assessment of our performance against fair trade standard. We are committed, transparent and accountable to our stakeholders, providing fair wages to our producer groups.
 






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