A Glimpse Of Our Initiatives That Shaped Lives.
Beyond the Classroom is an immersive learning programme that invites students to step outside academic spaces and engage directly with craft, culture, and community. In a time shaped by screens and digital distance, the programme offers a chance to learn through lived experience, observation, and meaningful exchange. By spending time with artisans, materials, and local community, students gain a deeper understanding of making, tradition, and the social worlds that shape the future of education.
Explore Project Maitree and how it strengthens artisan communities through education, healthcare access, and social development initiatives across rural India.
Training programs to teach the art of hand-knotted rug weaving, including specific skills like carding and spinning.
Dhapha Ji began weaving carpets out of necessity rather than passion, finding the craft initially challenging. However, through dedicated learning and support, she developed into a skilled innovator and award-winning artist.
Though she believed her lack of formal education was a barrier to success, Chelu Ji's powerful determination earned her the role of a warehouse in-charge with Jaipur Rugs. With her earnings, she has since transformed her life, replacing her long daily walk with a bike and turning her humble hut into a solid brick house.
Shanti Devi turned deep suffering into a powerful weaving movement. Her compassionate leadership now uplifts an entire community of artisans.
Though she believed her lack of formal education was a barrier to success, Chelu Ji's powerful determination earned her the role of a warehouse in-charge with Jaipur Rugs. With her earnings, she has since transformed her life, replacing her long daily walk with a bike and turning her humble hut into a solid brick house.
You invest in people, skills, healthcare, heritage and hope. From every home we reach to every loom we light up, your participation creates ripples of change that last generations.