Industree is a social enterprise which consists of two entities the for-profit Industree Crafts Pvt. Ltd. (ICPL) and the non-profit Industree Crafts Foundation (ICF). ICPL has a domestic brand called “Mother Earth” which has outlets in Bangalore, New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. The brand sells apparels, home furnishings and organic food under the lines Earth Fashion, Earth Home and Earth Food.
The foundation engages in skill development programmes for the artisans. ICPL sources its products from rural artisans and SHGs. ICF has incubated and mentored four SHGs. A significant fact is that this mentoring is not aimed just at getting regular suppliers for ICPL. Along with supplying to ICPL, the SHGs are encouraged to get other buyers and establish themselves as a micro-enterprise. In some instances, ICF has helped them develop customer relationships with other organisations. For example, Industree transferred all assets as an advance to two SHGs, Ashraya and Samanvaya, and encouraged them to become independent enterprises. This enabled them to achieve orders from different companies such as Thunk, Volvo and Govt. of Karnataka, as well as supply regularly to Industree. The groups have constantly repaid all their loans.
Annual Reports and financial statements for the last three years are available on their website for both ICPL and ICF. A notable fact about ICF is that it takes no donations from external organisations or ICPL. Its inflow comes from Grant-in-aid project grants and consultancy fees from the Government.
Grant-in-aid projects
The Ministry of Labour has been financing, since 1981-82, voluntary organizations by way of grant-in-aid for taking up action-oriented projects for the benefit of child labour and women labour. The women’s cell in the Ministry of Labour, thus encourages voluntary agencies and non-governmental agencies to formulate income-generating schemes and other action projects for women labour and renders financial assistance to such agencies for executing these projects. The amount of assistance given by the Ministry of Labour will be restricted to 75% of the recurring cost of the project as per the approved budget. The remaining 25% of the cost including the non-recurring cost, if any, will have to be borne by the organization concerned.
Source: Ministry of Labour
The foundation engages in skill development programmes for the artisans. ICPL sources its products from rural artisans and SHGs. ICF has incubated and mentored four SHGs. A significant fact is that this mentoring is not aimed just at getting regular suppliers for ICPL. Along with supplying to ICPL, the SHGs are encouraged to get other buyers and establish themselves as a micro-enterprise. In some instances, ICF has helped them develop customer relationships with other organisations. For example, Industree transferred all assets as an advance to two SHGs, Ashraya and Samanvaya, and encouraged them to become independent enterprises. This enabled them to achieve orders from different companies such as Thunk, Volvo and Govt. of Karnataka, as well as supply regularly to Industree. The groups have constantly repaid all their loans.
Annual Reports and financial statements for the last three years are available on their website for both ICPL and ICF. A notable fact about ICF is that it takes no donations from external organisations or ICPL. Its inflow comes from Grant-in-aid project grants and consultancy fees from the Government.
Grant-in-aid projects
The Ministry of Labour has been financing, since 1981-82, voluntary organizations by way of grant-in-aid for taking up action-oriented projects for the benefit of child labour and women labour. The women’s cell in the Ministry of Labour, thus encourages voluntary agencies and non-governmental agencies to formulate income-generating schemes and other action projects for women labour and renders financial assistance to such agencies for executing these projects. The amount of assistance given by the Ministry of Labour will be restricted to 75% of the recurring cost of the project as per the approved budget. The remaining 25% of the cost including the non-recurring cost, if any, will have to be borne by the organization concerned.
Source: Ministry of Labour
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