Kala Raksha

Residence: India

Kala Raksha was conceived as a new model for development through handicarts; the interlinking of two parts, preservation of age-old traditions and income generation through contemporary work. The Kala Raksha project began in Kutch in 1991. It focused on a group of embroiderers in Sumrasar Sheikh, a village north of Bhuj. A group of twenty artisans was organized and guided in producing suf embroidered items for sale. Today Kala Raksha works with nearly 1,000 embroidery artisans of seven ethnic communiites.