Where We Work

Jiyo! INDIA

India’s skilled are among the country’s greatest creative and cultural resources. They are a vital part of its self-organized economy due to their vast repositories of traditional knowledge. Despite their substantial contributions these rural artisans, craftspeople and performers have been largely left out of India’s explosive economic growth and remain among the poorest groups in the country. Inherited craft skills have suffered from artisans migrating to urban areas in search of employment due to the lack of sustainable employment opportunities in their communities. Many have abandoned their skilled trades and those remaining in the trade are often exploited by middle-men and exporters and must supplement their income through other low paying jobs on farms, construction sites, or in factories. 

Jiyo! India hopes to facilitate grassroots models that provide necessary training and access to funding and markets to India’s skilled communities.

Active Clusters :

Bihar | Jharkhand | Odisha | Madhya Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh