Skilled Samaritan Foundation
Empowers women artisans from disadvantaged communities leveraging their craft skills and provides tech-based design support to create income opportunities through a sustainable luxury brand
- Silver Certified 2023
- 80G
- 12A
- CSR-1
About
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Headquarters
Muzzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh
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Since
2012
The Skilled Samaritan Foundation focuses on empowering women from disadvantaged communities in India by leveraging their existing craft skills and pro Read moreviding them with tech-based design support. The aim is to create income opportunities for these women by enabling them to produce well-designed products. The Foundation supports a sustainable luxury brand, Sirohi, that sells products handcrafted by skilled women artisans.
Action
The foundation provides skill development training and design support to women artisans before connecting them to the market through their social enterprise brand SIROHI.
Demographies Served
Cause Area
Sub Sector
Impact
Skilled Samaritan Foundation has impacted by empowering 3500 women, achieving annual revenue growth of 127%, offering a diverse range of 50 to 10,000 products, providing an average monthly wage of 3850 rupees for women working on 15 products, and successfully reducing an average of 60,000 kilograms of textile and plastic waste.
Vision & Mission
The vision is to create a world where women can use their existing skills in craft to earn dignified incomes and gain financial independence irrespective of their educational background.
Programs
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Skill Lab Initiative
The Skill Lab Initiative by Skilled Samaritan invites designers worldwide to collaborate and create sustainable and functional products through immersive learning experiences alongside master artisans. Emphasizing creative freedom and experimentation, the programme offers opportunities in various design domains, enabling designers to communicate their ideas to artisans using technology. The platform encourages the creation of products that embody comfort, sustainability, and functionality.
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CSR Initiative
Skilled Samaritan's CSR Initiative, equips women with basic craft skills, providing digital tools and knowledge to expand their economic opportunities. Through online and offline platforms, it connects these women to global buyers, fostering their success in the marketplace. The Charpai Weaving Workshop offers the chance to learn traditional weaving directly from skilled women artisans, enabling participants to create their own mini charpoy. Additionally, Skilled Samaritan presents a premium selection of handwoven boxes, baskets, and hampers for corporate gifting needs, showcasing the artisans' craftsmanship and providing unique tokens of appreciation.
Milestones & Track Record
Launched the SIROHI brand in 2019 to provide market access for artisan-made products.
Leadership Team
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Gauri
Founder & Director
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Neeti
Head - Operations
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Sandeep
Head - Production
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Surbhi
Strategic Partnerships
Demographics & Structure
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No. of Employees
21-50
M&E
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Internal, External Assessors
No
Policies
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Ethics and Transparency Policies
No
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Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy
No
Political & Religious Declarations
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On Affiliation if any
No
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On Deployment Bias if any
No
Registration Details
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PAN Card
AARCS4745E
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Registration ID
U85191UP2012NPL049349
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VO ID / Darpan ID
UP/2018/0214446
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12A
AARCS4745EE20198
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80G
AARCS4745EF20198
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FCRA
Not Available
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CSR Registration Number
CSR00005827
Location
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Headquarters
Village Rukanpur, Khasra No. 265 (2) A, Pargana Tehsil, Muzzaffarnagar, 251002
Directions
Other Details
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Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Section 8 (formerly Section 25)
Website
Financial Details
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2019-20
IncomeRs.1,121,212ExpensesRs.1,037,196Admin ExpensesRs.204,434Program ExpensesRs.832,762Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2020-21
IncomeRs.6,440,616ExpensesRs.3,530,324Admin ExpensesRs.457,821Program ExpensesRs.3,072,503Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it.