Fashion Human Rights: market access for micro-entrepreneurs in India
The Foundation is supporting the project Fashion Human Rights run by Alba Collective in Gujarat, India, in partnership with the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA). The project helps women micro-entrepreneurs in India, specifically rural craftswomen, shift their business to international designers and high-end products so that they get better pay for their skilled work.
Helping women entrepreneurs to scale up their businesses
The Foundation's support will help Alba Collective and SEWA to secure orders from designers, train senior artisans in the business skills needed for high-end orders and increase the number of artisans who have the skills to work at the international level. A central part of this project is building capacity in these micro-entrepreneurs so that over time they can build their businesses and reinvest their income into their families and communities.
Key skills
Skills include sample production, costing, working with designers to integrate design concepts and artisanal skills, scheduling orders and managing workflow. Fashion Human Rights has already attracted thousands of dollars in new work for the women, including orders from Italy, the US, the UK and India.
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