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is a Registered Voluntary Social Welfare Organization working relentlessly to generate self-employment opportunities for marginalized women and girls in rural as well as urban areas in India. Karma Kutir upholds the dignity of human life in all its activities.

Since its inception in 1961, Karma Kutir, has the sole aim of helping the least privileged women and children of the country. The journey of helping people that began with the rehabilitation of the uprooted people of erstwhile East Pakistan is still going on. Through all these years Karma Kutir has successfully carried out innumerable events and taken up different projects to help the women in distress. At Karma Kutir, rehabilitation does not mean a mere place to live, it encompasses economical independence that induces self confidence.

Having full faith in the innate capacity of women, Karma Kutir has over the years, dedicated itself to capacity building of marginalized women through training in handicrafts, production, marketing, self-employment and formation of co-operatives.

With the help from international welfare organizations and donations to nonprofits from different sources, Karma Kutir has successfully organized handicrafts training camps at interiors of West Bengal and at neighboring eastern and north-eastern states.Karma Kutir runs a showroom in Kolkata where articles made by the women at Karma Kutir are sold to raise funds for the future projects.Karma Kutir also sells these handicrafts through Aakriti,at City Centre shopping mall,Salt Lake,Kolkata. The exhibitions,which are organised by Karma Kutir,are also great opportunities to sell kantha,batik and other products crafted by the women.Through all these activities Karma Kutir is not only providing a livelihood for these women,but also boosting their self-esteem and saving some extinct art forms of Bengal in the process.

Come and join hands with Karma Kutir in their endeavor.

 
 
An Appeal All the projects of Karma Kutir depend upon your generous support - both emotional and financial.
    We appeal to YOU to take part in our endeavour...

 
Current Training Programmes...
Karma Kutir is currently implementing a project for "Capacity Building and Economic Empowerment of Underprivileged Women Through Vocational Training" which is its seventh project supported by GOAL of Ireland. A total number of 40 women living in the slums of Central and South Kolkata, and in the rural pockets of Village Bishnupur in South 24 Parganas are undergoing skill training in various handicrafts and beautician course.The project also includes consolidation of 40 beneficiaries of the previous project through skill upgradation.

The training programme consists of the following courses:

Batik

Silk Screen Printing 

Reviving and preserving the age-old
craft of Batik. 		Kantha

Ari and other forms of Hand
     Embroidery 

Reviving and preserving the traditional folk art of Bengal.Keeping
pace with contemporary demands. 		 Beautician Course

Potential source of income-generation for women, who may not be able to develop very fine artistic or handicrafts skills.
Ongoing...
Kalakendra - Regular classes for Dance and Painting at their Gariahat Road premises.

These classes aim at identifying and nourishing the hidden talents from amongst the marginalized population and bring them to the cultural mainstream, which will ultimately lead to a healthier social environment for all.
 
Handicrafts...

The items crafted by women at Karma Kutir's Self Employment Centre have always been recognized for their finesse. Articles produced are saris, dress materials, cushion covers, bedspreads, scarves, scrolls, wall hangings, bags and many more handcrafted household/gift items. 		Showroom...
Exquisite handicraft items, which are the products of Karma Kutir's numerous successful vocational training programmes, are sold throughout the year at the showroom,as well as during the exhibitions .

NOW also available at Aakriti, a marketing outlet for products of various NGOs, at City Centre Mall, Salt Lake.
 
 
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