American Express, the credit card major has announced a grant of Rs 1 crore to support women artisans across India. The grant will be disbursed through Dastkar, a society that will use the funds to support over 12,000 women artisans from 19 states<\/p>\n\n\n\n
American Express, the credit card major has announced a grant of Rs 1 crore to support women artisans across India. The grant will be disbursed through Dastkar, a society that will use the funds to support over 12,000 women artisans from 19 states, financially impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As part of the company\u2019s CSR initiative, the grant to Dastkar\u2019s Artisan Support Fund will take care of financial needs towards wages and raw materials along with marketing assistance to craftswomen involved in varied arts and crafts, including mirror-work embroiderers, weavers, basket makers, fibre craft artisans, block printers, among others, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
American Express said in a statement that craftswomen from Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Assam, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha, Jharkhand, Manipur, Telangana and Bihar will be covered for assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking about the initiative, American Express Banking Corp India Senior Vice President and CEO Manoj Adlakha said: \u201cThrough our funding to Dastkar, we will support the sustenance of India\u2019s craft community in the wake of the pandemic. We are proud to contribute towards mitigating the impact and conserving the country\u2019s diverse cultural heritage\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dastkar Chairperson and Founder member Laila Tyabji said, \u201cLocked out of earnings and employment, these craftswomen require assistance \u2013 both financial and marketing. The corporate sector has a crucial role to play here. We thank American Express for recognizing the urgency of the situation and providing much-needed capital to help our women artisans recover from the devastating impacts of the pandemic and rebuild their livelihood.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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