Sakhi recognizes the women’s resilience, traditional wisdom, and intelligence to learn and acquire skills, and their needs to grow and live fulfilling lives.

That’s why our innovative social business model includes 15% of paid time on upskilling and integral well-being activities.

Integrating financially rewarding Work, Self-Discovery, Well-Being, and Growth

  • Economic benefit

    Women artisans at Sakhi are paid fair market wages
    Bonus twice a year for Diwali and Pongal
    Employment Provident Fund (Government retirement savings)
    Employee State Insurance (Government Health Insurance)

  • Skill development

    Women artisans at Sakhi are skilled in multiple crafts. They join Sakhi either with no skills or with one. Craft skills training introduces them to skills that they do not already know. Classes on sketching, color theory, and painting, helps them acquire skills to design embroidery motifs.

  • Integral Well-Being

    Our integral well-being activities work on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual dimensions enabling self-discovery, well-being, and growth of inner and outer capacities.

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Physical well-being

Staying healthy, strong and supple through

  • Yoga and martial arts
  • Basic education on different systems of the human body
  • Strength, flexibility and endurance training
  • Understanding of nutrition and healthy cooking
  • Knowledge of medicinal herbs

Mental (Intellectual) well-being

Lifelong learning, cultivating capacities to face challenges in life, expanding knowledge and skills

  • Group Discussions
  • English classes
  • Discovering potential for sharing one’s gifts with others

Emotional well-being (including social dimension)

Refinement of senses and emotions resulting in positive attitude, growth of Self-esteem, and healthy relationships through

  • Feeling the joy of working with hands
  • Creative expression through art, crafts, art therapy
  • Dance
    working with colors
  • Mindful handwork
  • kolam
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Spiritual well-being

Finding purpose, value, and meaning in life

  • Develop spiritual qualities that unify and harmonize the individual around their innermost center
  • Mindful handwork
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Our work aligns with 4 out of 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030.

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