Last year, when the pandemic first started spreading, AIACA responded to the demands and needs of artisans and local craft businesses. AIACA looked after sustaining livelihood options for them over a longer period, provided marketing assistance to them to clear their stocks, and responded to their economic distress by paying wages and raw material. AIACA also provided relief kits containing food supplies and essential supplies to various artisan clusters across the country.
This year, after taking stock of artisans’ needs, AIACA, in partnership with Goonj, is relaunching #RaiseWithAiaca, a fundraising effort, as #ShilpRahaat focus to recover lost livelihoods and providing food and medical aid. Your donations will help us in:
Livelihoods Recovery
- We will support wages and raw materials for artisans and handmade businesses as they seek to continue their work with dignity.
- Provide marketing assistance to ensure sales of existing stock through digital platforms, mitigate logistics issues, etc.
As per the below matrix, You can donate now to secure an artisan’s wage and raw material for a day or fund a complete coverage for 5 days, 10 days, 15 days or 20 days.
| Craft Category | Raw Material Cost Per Day | Per Day Wages | Wages + Raw Material for
1 day |
Wages + Raw Material for
5 days |
Wages + Raw Material for
10 days |
Wages + Raw Material for
15 days |
Material + Wages
for 20 days |
| Clay and Stone | 400 | 300 | 700 | 3500 | 7000 | 10500 | 14000 |
| Hand Embroidery | 200 | 200 | 400 | 2000 | 4000 | 6000 | 8000 |
| Hand Painting | 200 | 200 | 400 | 2000 | 4000 | 6000 | 8000 |
| Handloom Weaving | 7500 (Per Warp) | 7500 (Per warp length) | – | – | – | – | 30000 |
| Handmade Floor Coverings | 4500 (Per warp) | 3500 (Per warp length) | – | – | – | – | 16000 |
| Metal Work | 400 | 300 | 700 | 3500 | 7000 | 10500 | 14000 |
| Natural Fiber | 150 | 200 | 350 | 1750 | 3500 | 5250 | 7000 |
| Needle Work | 200 | 200 | 400 | 2000 | 4000 | 6000 | 8000 |
| Paper and Leather Crafts | 150 | 200 | 350 | 1750 | 3500 | 5250 | 7000 |
| Printing and Dyeing | 200 | 200 | 400 | 2000 | 4000 | 6000 | 8000 |
| Wood Work | 400 | 300 | 700 | 3500 | 7000 | 10500 | 14000 |
Food Kit:
Provide support to 800 artisan household of 5 members with food and essentials for them and their families. Each food kit will include food items like Wheat, Pulses, Rice, Oil, Sugar, Tea, Salt, Red Chilli Powder, and hygiene items like washing powder and Soap.
You can donate INR 1, 5000 now to ensure an artisan’s family of 5 receives sufficient food supplies.
Medical Kit:
We will provide an artisan’s family with medical supplies that include a thermometer, oximeter, paracetamol and vitamin supplements.
You can donate INR 2,000 now to ensure an artisan’s family of 5 receives necessary medical supplies.
About AIACA
AIACA has been supporting handmade artisan groups/clusters/enterprises across the country since 2004.
About Goonj
Since 1999, Goonj envisions growth as an idea across regions, economies and countries using urban discard as a tool to alleviate poverty and enhance the dignity of the poor in the world.