Preserving Heritage • Empowering Women • Building Sustainable Livelihoods
Welcome to Dharohar Foundation
Dharohar Foundation is a Fair Trade organization registered under the Bombay Public Trust Act and based in Vadodara, Gujarat, India — working for over two decades to preserve India’s handicraft and handloom heritage while building sustainable livelihoods for women, tribal artisans, rural communities and differently abled individuals.
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Dharohar Foundation
For over two decades, we have been working to preserve India’s rich handicraft and handloom heritage while creating sustainable livelihood opportunities for women, tribal artisans, rural communities, differently abled individuals, and traditional craft practitioners.
We believe that every handmade product carries a story, every artisan deserves dignity, and every tradition deserves to be passed on to future generations. Our work combines heritage conservation, design innovation, skill development, market access, Fair Trade principles, and community empowerment to build an equitable and sustainable society.
“A world where every artisan earns with dignity, every woman is economically empowered, and every traditional craft continues to inspire future generations.”
Capacity Building & Community Development Programme
Handicraft & Handloom Revival
Documenting and reviving traditional crafts on the verge of disappearing.
Women’s Skill Development
Training women artisans in design, quality and enterprise skills.
Self Help Group Formation
Organising adolescent girls and women into SHGs for income generation.
Fair Trade Market Access
Connecting artisan clusters to fair, transparent national and export markets.
Three Simple Steps to Get Involved
Register
Share your details and tell us how you would like to support Dharohar Foundation’s work.
Join
Choose a track — volunteering, donating, buying, or a CSR partnership — that fits you best.
Work for Dharohar
Take part in workshops, sponsorships or artisan programmes and see the impact you help create.
Dharohar Foundation believes that participatory approach of skill development and community participation at grassroots level is one of the keys for success of our activities. The Foundation has been working on cluster development activities in the handicraft sector, implementing income augmentation programmes for adolescent girls and women who are formed into Self Help Groups and engaged in handicraft-based income generation activities.
— Message from the CEO, Dharohar Foundation
Key Focus Areas
Heritage Preservation
Documenting and reviving India’s handicraft and handloom traditions before they disappear.
Women Empowerment
Skill development, entrepreneurship and sustainable employment for women artisans.
Fair Trade Practices
Fair payment, transparency and dignified working conditions for every artisan.
Design & Innovation
Contemporary, export-ready product development rooted in traditional motifs.
Market Access
Connecting artisan clusters to buyers, exhibitions and online marketplaces.
Community Development
Leadership training, financial literacy and capacity building at grassroots level.