Petalists artisans with colour on their hands

Crafting
Inclusive Futures

Building livelihood ecosystems through craft, design and partnerships.

Craftizen Foundation builds inclusive livelihood ecosystems through craft, design innovation and partnerships, creating meaningful income-generating opportunities for underprivileged women, traditional artisans and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Our Programs

Petalists
Livelihood Program

Championing the abilities of adults with intellectual disabilities through craft-based livelihoods.

Swayam
Shakti

Enabling women from urban, rural and tribal communities to build skills, earn incomes and strengthen community enterprises.

Punar
Hunar

Strengthening traditional artisan ecosystems through craft revival, design innovation and tourism-linked livelihood opportunities.

Craftizen
Innovation Challenge

Connecting artisans, designers and industry to turn traditional craft skills into contemporary products and new market opportunities.

Our Impact

1,20,000+Discards recycled (kg)

7,000Adults with intellectual disabilities trained

3,000+Women empowered

700+Traditional artisans impacted

500+Unique product designs

200+Vocational centres supported

100+Active NGO partners

60+Craft clusters engaged

4Craft innovation hubs

Our Footprint

Map of India highlighting Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

Our livelihood programs are being implemented pan-India:

11STATES

40DISTRICTS

We have teams stationed in multiple locations:

Head office: Bangalore
Regional offices: Hyderabad, Pune
Zonal offices: Amritsar, Dehradun, Lucknow and Nashik

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Our Awards

Craftizen at the Sabera Awards 2025, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Receiving the Sabera Award 2025 on stage

The eleven recipients of the 35th Devi Awards, Bengaluru 2025

Women Transforming India by Niti Aayog, 2022

Pupul Jayakar Award for Craft Entrepreneurship 2023

Sankalp Award Best Social Enterprise - Plastic Mitigation, 2019

Harvard - Tata Trusts Social Innovation Grant, 2016

FKCCI India CSR and Sustainability Award 2025 in Women Empowerment, Diversity and Inclusion

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Let’s build inclusive livelihood ecosystems together. Whether you are a corporate, funding organisation, NGO, designer or institution, there are many ways to collaborate with Craftizen.

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Crafting Inclusive Futures