With the Asian Heritage Foundation (AHF) Delhi, I worked with Kotpad Handloom weaving of Odisha. My role over there was to induce design intervention by training and equipping the artisans with design as a tool that enhances their skills and developing prototypes. I trained about 76 artisans, including 34 first women-weaver of Kotpad. The below work is the prototypes developed by the artisans from the first workshop.

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A WB (World Bank) – JSDF (Japan Social Development Fund) supported the project to AHF of- ‘Creating Inclusive Business Models for Marginalized Tribal Communities in Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand’. The project entitled AHF- Jiyo, working towards making globalization work for the Rural Poor in South Asia. The design-led project aimed to promote, revive and enhance the enchanting & age-old rustic charm of Kotpad Tribal Weaves by training and equipping the artisans with design as a tool that enhances their skills. And, then engaging them in product development to amplify and strengthen the craft from the production base and improve its competitiveness, trigger growth, and attain economies of scale.