Jaipur Rugs Foundation - GSBI 2010 - Factsheet
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| www.jaipu rrugs.org | [email protected] g | +91 141 239 8948 | “JRF’s well-tested and respected training model, on average, increases the daily income of artisans from $1 to $3 a day, with a potential to go up to $5 a day.” - Vinod Kaushik, Chief Executive Ofcer Problem Statement: There are 2.5 million carpet artisans in India earning less than $2 a day. Living mostly in rural areas, they are exploited by petty contractors and have inadequate skills. They are unorganized, work under difcult conditions and have little access to markets. This leads to a lack of bargaining power, resulting in low produc- tivity and wages. Theory of Change: Jaipur Rugs Foundation provides training for Indian carpet industry artisans, increasing their productivity and income, thereby developing their dignity and self-esteem. Headquarters: Jaipur, Rajasthan India Established: 2004 Impact Areas: India Type: Non-Prot/NGO Sectors: Economic Development, Equality & Social Justice Staff Size: 32 with 5 part-time consultants and 15 volunteers Annual Budget: $3.5 Million Major Funders: Government organizations, Jaipur Rug Company & CSR, Individual donors Awards: Sankalp Award in 2010, Recognition from FICCI on CSR activi- ties, Best SME for CSR by Business Today & YES Bank Jaipur Rugs Foundation - GSBI™ Class of 2010 TRANSFORMING RURAL INDIA BY PROVIDING ARTISANS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE THEIR INCOME Solution: Through development and training of carpet weaving artisans, Jaipur Rugs Foundation is transforming rural villages in India to develop greater efciency and higher income and economic prosperity for weavers and t heir communities. JRF enables the artisans to have ownership of the production process by devel- oping production units and Common Fac ility Centers. This will create local employment catalyzing the rural economy. We bring our expertise in the carpet industry to inuence the entire sector to benet the rural artisans.
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“JRF’s well-tested and respected training model, on average, increases the daily income of artisans from $1 to $3 a day, with a potential to go up to $5 a day.” - Vinod Kaushik, Chief Executive Ofcer
Problem Statement:
There are 2.5 million carpet artisans in India earning less than$2 a day. Living mostly in rural areas, they are exploited by pettycontractors and have inadequate skills. They are unorganized,work under difcult conditions and have little access to markets.This leads to a lack of bargaining power, resulting in low produc-tivity and wages.
Theory of Change:
Jaipur Rugs Foundation providestraining for Indian carpet industryartisans, increasing their productivityand income, thereby developing theirdignity and self-esteem.
Headquarters: Jaipur, RajasthanIndia
Established: 2004
Impact Areas: India
Type: Non-Prot/NGO
Sectors: Economic Development,Equality & Social Justice
Staff Size: 32 with 5 part-time
consultants and 15 volunteers
Annual Budget: $3.5 Million
Major Funders: Governmentorganizations, Jaipur Rug Company & CSR, Individual donors
Awards: Sankalp Award in 2010,Recognition from FICCI on CSR activi-ties, Best SME for CSR by BusinessToday & YES Bank
Jaipur Rugs Foundation - GSBI™ Class of 2010
TRANSFORMING RURAL INDIA BY PROVIDING
ARTISANS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO INCRE ASE
THEIR INCOME
Solution:
Through development and training of carpet weaving artisans,Jaipur Rugs Foundation is transforming rural villages in Indiato develop greater efciency and higher income and economicprosperity for weavers and their communities. JRF enables theartisans to have ownership of the production process by devel-oping production units and Common Facility Centers. This will
create local employment catalyzing the rural economy. We bringour expertise in the carpet industry to inuence the entire sectorto benet the rural artisans.
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