About Kankali Trust

Empower Artisans, Enrich Culture: Kankali Trust for a Sustainable Livelihood to allow artists to follow their dreams

An intentional and committed goal of creating crafts and the arts

Our Mission

To inspire artisans and craftsmen by providing holistic support and training, creating a vibrant arts community, and encouraging sustainable livelihoods through cultural and economic development initiatives.

Our Vision

A world where every artist has the opportunity to succeed, where arts and crafts are recognised as valuable economic assets, and where cultural heritage is protected and celebrated for generations to come.

Creating Sustainable Livelihoods through Promoting Arts and Crafts

The “Kankali Trust for Arts and Cultural Economic Development” (KT-ACED), is a non-profit organisation raised with a purposeful and dedicated aim of building arts (in all its forms) and crafts as a source of sustainable livelihood which will enable artists to pursue their dreams of a satisfactory life through the practice of their chosen art form without any hindrance or limitations. We work towards achieving our vision through a concerted effort aimed at developing arts and crafts  as a mainstream economic activity by identifying various streams of arts and crafts that need handholding. We follow this up by inducing tailor made programmes designed to train these artisans and craftsmen in various tools of business management, finance, product research and design, marketing and skill development.

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to endnpoverty for good

The trust works in coordination with various Government and Non-Governmental Organisations to execute economic models by exploiting the provisions of various existing government policies as well as CSR initiatives of corporates in the environment towards improving the livelihood of artisans and craftsmen. We also use the grass-root level situational awareness garnered through our work, to act as an advisory body to agencies (both government and non-governmental) responsible for drawing out policies in support of the sector at large.

 

Promote access to healthcarenfor children

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Keep kids healthy andnready to learn

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Provide support in disastersnand public health crises

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Helped provide accessnto clean water

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Successful Artisan Communities and Sustainable Cultural Economies

Grow into the progress you want to see in the world

We anticipate that Kankali Trust’s efforts will result in a thriving community of artisans and craftsmen who are economically self-sufficient and free to pursue their artistic pursuits. This will result in the integration of arts and crafts into mainstream economic activity, increasing awareness of their cultural and economic worth, and ensuring the retention and enjoyment of cultural legacy for future generations.

Background
Angola
Luanda
Zambia
Malawi
Namibia
Botswana
Tanzania

Our Team

Beena Unnikrishnan
Sakina Ansari
Subbiah Annamalai
Abirami Vivek

"Create with the heart; build with the mind"

Criss Jami

Author