Megha Phansalkar is the founder of Tisser Artisans Trust (2015)[1], an Indian non-profit working on livelihood and arts & culture from Mumbai.
Tisser Artisans Trust
Tisser Artisans Trust is a Mumbai-based nonprofit founded in 2015, working to transform the livelihoods of rural artisans, with an emphasis on women's economic empowerment, while sustaining traditional handloom and textile heritage. It has empowered more than 50,000 artisans across 18-plus states in partnership with organisations including SBI, USAID and NASSCOM.
Tisser Artisans Trust reports the following, on its own site:
- 50,000+ artisans empowered
- 200+ craft clusters across 18+ states
- 70,000+ products created
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