Our-Methodology
Our Methodology
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Please read through our process on how we develop craft clusters that eventually go on to be self sustaining enterprise businesses.
We Kadam Haat Basketry Barn Pvt. Ltd. have a proven track record of setting up several self-sustaining craft clusters across the country. Over the years, we have fine tuned our strategies to develop foolproof methodology that helps us budget the time and cost required to ensure communities are able to reap the benefits of their efforts in as little time as possible.
Our process –
- Map & document local raw materials that can be used to make hand made products
- Map & document existing skill sets and traditional knowledge bases that can be enhanced to develop new product designs
- Document the micro-processes employed in producing traditional crafts.
- Identify urban market requirements for hand made products using natural materials
- Develop pricing models to suit affordability and large scale production
- Design and develop Up-skilling training workshops
- Plan and recruit highly skilled product designers and project execution teams to deliver trainings
- Engage in long term trainings in product design and development, project and time management, quality assurance, financial bookkeeping and taxation
- Training in catalogue development – Documenting product specifications and developing product photos for bulk trade proposals.
- Execute mock production runs to ensure adherence to quality and time commitments.
- Minimise product rejections by identifying quality control checkpoints to ensure excellent workmanship during respective production phases.
- Develop reward schemes to encourage overall community development
- Assisting in developing independent market linkages thereby allowing KADAM to exit by transitioning the project successfully to the skilled artisan’s.
CASE STUDY – WEST BENGAL
Map & document local raw materials that can be used to make hand made products
Sabai Grass – West Medinapore
Sabai Grass grows in various SOUTH EAST ASIAN countries & in India in low density forests of Ashivalik hills of Uttranchal, U.P. Haryana, Assam, Rajasthan, Himachal, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha. 0.3-0.4 million tons of grass is harvested annually in India and nearly 40,000 -60,000 tons is purchased by paper mills to make paper every year.
Mayurbhanj district of Odisha itself generates 15000 to 20000 metric tons per annum of which as much as 40% is used to make handmade products that are used by regional consumers.
Sabai Grass is harvested twice in a year, during August-September and again in November-December. Once planted the Sabai grass continues to produce grass for 10 to 12 years with ploughing once a year.
Usually Sabai grass and Sabai ropes are sold or auctioned to bulk traders. The community makes about Rs.750 to Rs.1,800 per quintal (100 kgs).
Document the micro-processes employed in producing traditional crafts.
Document the micro-processes employed in producing traditional crafts.
The average cash earnings of low income group household is around Rs.8,382/year, middle income group is Rs.14,710/year and high income group is Rs.23,409/year. Sabai grass is the only raw-material required to make rope. 41% households produce sabai grass in their own land or as a share crop.
