Craft & Production Skills
Skill enhancement and process orientation based on the craft or product category.
Khadi & Artisan Development
Supporting the dignity of handwork while helping artisans understand quality, design, enterprise and market opportunity.
Traditional Skills, Future Opportunity
Strengthening the journey from craft to customer.
Khadi and village-industry products carry cultural, social and economic value. Our approach is to build awareness and practical capacity around product quality, finishing, packaging, costing, digital visibility and market readiness.
Activities may include artisan orientation, group workshops, exposure sessions, expert mentoring and collaboration with suitable institutions or market partners.
Program Outcomes
Artisans better prepared for sustainable participation.
- Improved understanding of quality and consistency.
- Basic costing, pricing and enterprise awareness.
- Packaging, branding and product presentation orientation.
- Connections with training, market and institutional ecosystems.
What We Support
A complete artisan-readiness pathway
Program components can be adapted to participant needs, location and partnership scope.
Quality & Finishing
Practical awareness of consistency, finishing, hygiene and customer expectations.
Branding & Packaging
Simple, credible product identity and presentation for local and digital markets.
Costing & Pricing
Basic understanding of material cost, labour, margins and fair pricing.
Market Readiness
Orientation for exhibitions, retail, institutional buyers and online discovery.
Collective Enterprise
Support for group-based production, responsibility sharing and local collaboration.
Delivery Model
From orientation to opportunity
A structured, transparent approach helps participants understand the next practical step.
1
Identify
Understand the artisan group, product category and current challenges.
2
Orient
Introduce quality, costing, presentation and enterprise fundamentals.
3
Practice
Use demonstrations, assignments and mentor feedback.
4
Connect
Explore relevant training, exhibitions, partners or market channels.
Interested in this program?
Contact Khadi Gramodyog Foundation to discuss participation, local implementation or institutional collaboration.