Asha Handicrafts Association Thane (India)

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Asha Handicrafts- working in partnership to make difference to the artisan. India has always been renowned for its rich silk fabrics, woodcarvings and carpets. However, many of these products are produced in conditions of abject poverty for the craftsmen, exploited by large producers and moneylenders. Asha Handicrafts is a not-for-profit making body, based in Mumbai, India, working to promote Fair Trade and Fair Trade practices. As a member organisation of the International Fair Trade Association [IFAT], Asha Handicrafts ensures that the benefits of handicraft production reach the craftspeople themselves. sha Handicrafts, a Fair Trade Organization, are helping to spread the concepts and benefits of Fair Trading in India and abroad. Asha means HOPE in Sanskrit. Thousands of artisans and producer groups depend on Asha Handicrafts for assistance throughout India. Asha Handicrafts Association is a society formed with the objective of preserving crafts of India through marketing them abroad and providing training in craft development. To apply the surplus generated from the business to fulfill the objective of the association and engage in acts of charitable nature.

Industry	Art and Craft
Business Type	Trader & Service Provider
Establishment Year	1975
Firm Type	Organization
Expand Level	International

Products & Services

Asha Handicrafts is a not-for-profit making body, based in Mumbai, India, working to promote Fair Trade and Fair Trade practices.

Our Products :-

Indian Craft :-

Wood Work
Leather Products
Jewelry
Textiles
Iron
Brass
Copper & Wire
Horn & Bone
Incense

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Paper-Mache
Musical Instruments
Block Printing
Ceramics
Bidri
Dokra Art
Stone
Food Products.