Colleen and Maggie Clines gathered together with some of Anchal's artisans from their last trip to India

The Impact Continues to Grow, Road to India 2018!

We are less than 10 days away from embarking on our annual trip to India. This year will mark our 9th anniversary in Ajmer! Read more about what we are hoping to accomplish and how you can help!

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Group of artisans waiting to have their bi-annual health check up provided by Anchal

Anchal Insider: Bi-Annual Health Camps for Artisans

A vital part of our holistic programming is to offer health camps for our artisans on a bi-annual basis.  Our last camp was hosted this past december.
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Collage of highlights from the year 2017 at Anchal including artisans, CauseBox collaboration, design patterns, and finished products

A Year of Impact: Our Favorite Moments from 2017

We are excited by the idea of a brand new year, waiting on the horizon, full of possibility. As 2017 has come to a close, we want to take a moment to look back and  and celebrate all we have accomplished this year, reset the bar high for an impactful 2018.
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Six Anchal artisan women each holding up naturally dyed fabric from the project Designing colorful change, provided by the grant from Dining for Women

Dining For Women Sponsors Natural Dye Project in India

Our Designing Colorful Change program is underway in India as several artisans take a trip to learn about natural dyeing and block printing.
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Anchal artisan Shama

Meet Your Didi: Shama

 

Meet your didi Shama an Anchal artisan who has found her confidence and smile after joining our holistic program.

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Anchal Artisan Seema

Meet Your Didi: Seema

Meet your didi Seema and learn how she is advancing her children's education since joining Anchal.

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Anchal artisan Bhagwati

Meet Your Didi: Bhagwati

Anchal believes design can change lives. We share the stories of our inspiring and determined artisans to illustrate the impact our program is having.
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Anchal Project x CAUSEBOX winter collaboration box

Anchal Project x CAUSEBOX Winter Box Collaboration

We are excited to announce a unique partnership with CAUSEBOX to design the exclusive Winter 2017 box.
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Vintage fabrics piled on top of one another, each piece made by hand

Fair Trade Month: 5 Reasons Why Fair Trade Costs More

Consumers care about buying from socially conscious brands now more than ever. We are explaining the top 5 reasons why the cost of Anchal’s fair trade products is justified.
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A group of Anchal's artisans gathered at a workshop on becoming strong leaders

Fostering Leadership Through Artisan Workshops

Learn how Anchal is training their artisans to be stronger communicators and leaders through educational workshops.

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Small rectangles of fabric freshly dyed from dyeScape supported by Women for Women and The Kentucky Foundation for Women

Anchal Awarded 2 Local Grants for dyeScape Project

This past quarter, Anchal received generous grants from both Women for Women (W4W) and The Kentucky Foundation for Women (KFW).

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Anchal artisan Afsana

Meet Your Didi: Afsana

 

Meet your didi Afsana, one of Anchal projects newest artisans.

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