Our Work.
Prantik
Empowering tribal women through skillful handloom craftsmanship for sustainable livelihoods.
Empowering and building confidence among tribal women
MANT has established a Hand Woven Garment Production cum Training Unit through its sister concern i.e Prantik Entrepreneurs Pvt. Ltd. It has been in business since 2015 and has established good track record with Government. The unit is run by the tribal women. They have been trained and they are well equipped with knowledge on latest trends and demands for better sales. They never compromise on quality of product and service to customers, still maintaining a very competitive pricing.
Empowering Livelihoods: Supporting Sustainable Income and Skill Development
Program Goal
Conserve and commercialise the traditional art form of the rural community by helping tribal women learn the skill sets and make a living out of it.
Need for the Program
The tribal art forms like handlooms and handicrafts are specialized skills which are passed on from generation to generation. These art forms used to be the only means of livelihood of the artisans. However, in the absence of any organized industry, the artisans do not get decently paid. This is making them take up alternate livelihood options, leaving the age-old art forms to die a slow death. To sustain these tribal art forms, we must understand their problems and help them with a proper platform to make a livelihood out of it once again. This will encourage them to retain their traditional art skills.
Activities We Do
Training Programs
We train women on the following skills
- Handloom weaving
- Natural Dye
- Garments and Handwoven Fabric Production
- Promote and perpetuate Tribal Motifs in designing clothes
- Hand Embroidery
Product Portfolio
Conserving Traditionnal Tribal Art
We have been putting effort to Conserve Santhal Tribal’s Traditional Wall art designs by using them on the Handloom apparels produced by our artisans.
Provide support in disastersnand public health crises
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Conserving Traditionnal Tribal Art
We have been putting effort to Conserve Santhal Tribal’s Traditional Wall art designs by using them on the Handloom apparels produced by our artisans.
| Program Inception Date | 17/09/2016 |
| Program Area | Bankura and Purulia District, West Bengal |
| Developed handmade ‘Uttariya’ for Bankura District Police |
| Prepared uniforms for Bankura District Police |
| Produced handwoven linen & cotton fabrics for fashion house in Mumbai |
| Produced handwoven towels (Gamchha) for Bankura District Police |
| Training provided on hand embroidery to 25 minority women at Purulia and also to women convicts at Bankura Correctional home |
| Training on handloom to almost 50 artists having low economic background |
| Products like Designer Kurtis, Shirts, Stoles have been produced. The team with the existing stocks participated in many village, district and state level exhibitions |
