ACTIVITIES FROM APRIL 2006 - DECEMBER 2006 |
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1) Pilot projects
• Number of pilot projects: 10
• Implementation Period: December 2005 - September 2006
• Reporting: The progress of the project shall be reported to FTF-I and FTA on or before 10 th of every month
Projects, Topics & Implementers: |
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Organization |
Project Title/ Brief Description of activities |
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Asha, Mumbai
Products: Wooden products, jewellery and home furnishing |
Mainstream Markets
Find mainstream customers in eastern & western Europe and,
A quick scan of the organization of the organization towards finding out new product-market combinations
Market research
Collecting information about trends and designs about products marketable in the potential markets
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Bhopal Rehabilitation
Product: Leather products |
Market Research
Find out which EU Markets could be of interest for BR (for leather products)
Develop database of 100 potential clients
Ten new buyers/ five new orders worth € 50000
Five new product concepts and prototype of bags
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3 |
CSWS Kolkata
Product: Interior accessories |
Quality Management
Developing quality control & management system
Giving quality training to artisans
Training to staff to check quality at different stages
Implement Quality Management System
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4 |
EMA, Kolkata
Products: Leather accessories, fashion accessories |
Quality Management
Implement Quality Management System
Finding out ways to curtail rejection rates
Improving the quality of packaging
Quality awareness among artisans
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5 |
IFFAD, Chennai
Products: Interior accessories |
Market Research & Market Planning
A quick scan of the organization towards finding out new product-market combinations
Market analysis
Market oriented product development
Find our new fair trade buyers in EU
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MKS, Kolkata
Products: Home accessories, home furnishings |
Market for silk products
Find out which EU market could be of interest for silk products of MKS.
To find new varieties of silk that is more promising in EU markets.
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OBF, Mumbai
Products: Fashion accessories, children's clothing |
Market Research
A quick scan of the organization towards finding out new product-market combinations
Find out what market opportunities in the EU OBF has
* The project is yet to be started
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8 |
Sasha, Kolkata
Products: Interior accessories, fashion accessories, home furnishings |
Technical Help Desk
Setting up a technical resource centre that will provide information, guidelines, consultancy to craft producer groups through computer/website, telephone and personally. This will address specific issues/problems of individual craft producers in terms of compliance to standards, quality control, technology adoption, environmental sustainability etc. – acting as a “HELPLINE” for the craft producers. All FT Producers in India can benefit from the Helpline.
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9 |
Silence, Kolkata
Products: Candles, fashion accessories and hand made paper products |
Candle : Quality upgradation
Improve the quality of candles as per EU market requirements and reduce the rejection rate
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10 |
Tara, New Delhi
Products: Fashion accessories, interior accessories, home furnishings |
Quality & Packing
Increase quality awareness at staff and producer level.
Reduce costs and improve efficiency in packing
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| Exchange Visit
• The organizations having similar concerns can share the information/ learning/ outputs of the projects by visiting direct beneficiaries of pilot project.
• The opportunity of visits can be availed by all the participants of the kick off seminar of the project including the direct beneficiaries of the pilot project.
• Those who want to avail the facility of exchange visits can send the application in the specific format to FTF-I and a copy to FTA.
• The cost of travel will be reimbursed subject to approval of FTF-I, FTA core team
• The schedule of the visit will be decided in coordination with FTF-I
Marketing& Logistics trips
• Implementation Period: 25 August – 05 September 2006
• Countries to be visited: Germany, UK, Netherlands
• No. of people: 16
Exposure trip to IHGF-2006
The participants of the pilot projects will be invited to make an exposure trips to the India International Handicrafts and Gifts Fair (Spring) 2005.
Promotion
• Posters/ pamphlets
• Website/ website promotion/ Monthly email communication & updates
• Articles in magazines
• A facilitating visit for invited Press/ TV reporters
• Press Conference/ Dinner Meeting with press Persons at Bangalore before the End Seminar
• Making of a TV Documentary on the impacts of the project
• The participants are supposed to generate publicity about the programme among local media to increase visibility of the project; such efforts should be done in consultation with the National Secretariat of FTF-I
End seminar
• End seminar 15 -16 December 2006 (tentative)
• Participants: All organizations who took part in the kick off seminar will be invited to the end seminar.
• The outcomes/ impacts of the project will be presented to explore the scope of further dissemination towards building up the capacity of more and more deserving artisans. |
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