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Building Women-led
Social Enterprises
Working on the socio-economic transformation of women from the most
vulnerable communities, Neelam Chibber co-founded Indus Tree. Their work
is redefining Indian and global artisanal manufacturing systems as being
pivotal to the next Regenerative Economy. It strategizes an experiential model
to create a self-owned ecosystem for sustainable livelihoods.
This model has tripled artisanal incomes in non-farm occupations by
leveraging their skills and integrating them in the creative sector. Their outreach
has extended to 500,000 lives across India and Africa and built cumulative
markets of 58 Million USD across IKEA, Future Group, FabIndia etc.
Indus Tree envisions a world in which
millions of producers rise out of poverty
by building sustainable livelihoods within
regenerative production practices.
Neelam Chhiber
Indus Tree Crafts Foundation
Bengaluru, Karnataka
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