HCDP promotes handloom weaving as a means of livelihood for disadvantaged women — through skill training, design development, and market linkages that strengthen local clusters and women-led entrepreneurship.
Promote handloom as a viable profession for women and youth.
Equip weavers with advanced skills and business linkages.
Connect clusters to online and offline markets to boost incomes.
Hands-on training in traditional weaving techniques, alongside exposure to computerised design tools that sharpen both creativity and productivity.
Improving existing weaving skills by introducing modern patterns, textures, and colour combinations to meet contemporary market demand.
Facilitating connections with local and digital markets, helping artisans sell their products and reach a wider customer base.
Capacity building in financial literacy, group management, and entrepreneurship — strengthening the foundation for income generation.
Building linkages with banks, training institutions, and support agencies to ensure access to credit, mentorship, and sustained development.
Two cluster groups, one shared goal: turning weaving skill into steady household income — with children and families as extended beneficiaries.
129 village women organised in SHG mode, building economic and livelihood capacity through handloom weaving. Two rounds of training and handholding completed; handlooms already provided.
A 102-weaver cluster working through the same primary-to-advanced training pathway, with raw material and stipend support underway.