Who We Are!

HANDIKRAFTS SOURCING - A Social Enterprise was started by Ms.Kalpana Heblekar in

1995 to create opportunities and Empower the Indian Women specially from Rural background financially.

The venture now supports the Women across geographies from Varanasi to Kanya kumari in India.

VISION is to build the largest network of skilled Women Entrepreneurs in Paper, Jute, Banana bark products

and Herbal products.

Handikrafts Sourcing supports in creating revenue streams for the Women by marketing the final products

to countries like UK, Netherlands, China, Sri Lanka, Africa and USA.

Ms. Kalpana Heblekar has trained 30,690 Women across India and Overseas with more than 1000 Women

having set up Small Scale Industry in India.

Ms. Kalpana Heblekar is also the Founder of self sustained NGO by name SAFERWE FOUNDATION

(Social Awareness For Empowering Rural Women Entrepreneurs)

“HASTH” where skill meets personality HASTH in Sanskrit

means anything made by Hands.

Our tag line says skill meets personality means we impart

skill training to Rural Women and develop their personality

by Empowering them.

Thank you Buyers for your major contribution in our mission

to empower Women in India and other developing countries.

we are fortunate to have the opportunity to launch the name

HASTH at the Green Festival at Washington DC Convention

Center on 21st SEPTEMBER 2013.

Hasth logo and description

HKS Cluster Group CLUSTER GROUPS Working team consists of 1 SUPERVISOR member and others are part time

workers from different clusters

2 groups Omkarkumta 30 km

from Puttaparthi in AP

Skill taught – paper bags /

and cloth bags making / jute

bags etc. This cluster has 27

women working and have

capacity of making 10000

bags per month.

Ankola bankikodla gokarn

karwar in N.Karnataka

Has 17 women working after

their work in paddy fields . they

are dedicated workers who want

to do more for their families

welfare skill taught hand made

paper making, and then also

converted products capacity to

produce 5000 pcs of bags /gift

item per month.

3 groups in Varanasi Unit

Has 20 ladies and 1

supervisor skill taught to

make hand carved desktop

gift items from recycled wood

capacity to make 2500 pieces

per month.

HKS Cluster Group Dandeli near Goa and 1 near

Madgaon

Has 22 ladies working skill

taught paper note books and

paper note books carton

boxes etc production capacity

20000 pieces in a month.

Pimpri in Pune yavatmal shirdi

in Maharashtra

Has 10 gold smiths and their

wives who are trained in

jewellery making in radium,

gold and silver.

Kollapur and Valsad (Gujarat)

Bhavnagar Ahmedabad

Farmers are trained to grow

quality herbs like aloevera

and rose from which soaps

and perfumes and aloevera

gel is made in mumbai

pharma company.

Tiptur 3 groups

Textile and handloom unit

[Tie up] for mfg t-shirts IN

Cotton and bamboo. 35

women work and shift

workers [men 10] capacity to

make 50,000 T shirts per

month.

2 groups AGS Layout

chennai unit

Has 10 ladies skill taught to

make cotton quilts and pet

quilts production capacity

2500 quilts per month.

Rehabilitation Center AMC

Taught various skill like

herbal phenyl making, duster

making, art of paper making ,

candle making , knitting,

cross stitch motives making

etc

HKS Cluster Group

Ahmedabad

Varanasi

Mangalore

Pune

Omkarkumta

Goa

Bangalore

Chennai

Bangalore• Kengeri

• Bidadi

• Ramnagar

• Tondebhavi

• Gavipuram

Mangalore• Polali – Bantwal

Karnataka• Karwar

Other places• Omkarkumta

• Varanasi

• Goa

• Pune

• Gujarat

• Ahmedabad

• Chennai

HKS Cluster Group

HKS Cluster Group • 55 women in Tondebhavi Bangalore rural 23 trained in paper bags making and 22 trained in making Fashion

Jewellery

• 45 ladies trained in eco friendly products in Ramnagar area.

• 58 women trained in eco paper conversible products in kengeri.

• 62 women trained in bidadi in traditional dolls making.

• Group of women in Lanmbani group cluster are trained in kutchwork and hand embroidery.

Awards & Achievements

Conferred with ROTARY BSE/SME EXCELLECE NATIONAL AWARD 2013-2014.

Selected for the most prestigious New Millennium Award to be conferred on 9th

May 2011 at Paris during the 23rd International Construction Award.

Conferred with KARNATAKA STATE WOMENS EXCELLENCE AWARD

2011 by WOMEN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK on 6th March 2011.

Conferred with KIRAN LIFETIME AWARD on 8th May 2011 for her path breaking

efforts creating a superior place in this World for women.

Selected Best Business Plan by Indian School of Business Hyderabad on 29th

December 2010. Institute of United Nations & UNESCO Studies”awarded for

Best Practice in Business conferred on 2nd December 2010. cohort7.

Presented paper on “Education – Global Warning” at the “Working Group – Global

Warming Conference and Expo 10” at London in November 2010.

Awards & Achievements

Conferred “Pride of India” Award and gold medal in 2009 by Thailand Primer

Minister in Thailand by Institute of Economic Studies.

Life Time Achievement award by India International Council for Industries & Trade.

Conferred Bharatiya Gaurav Award with gold medal in 2009 by N.E.H.E. for

promoting health and skill development education in Rural.

National Excellence Award for Business & Management by the Economic for

Health and Educational Growth in 2008.

Bhartiya Vikas Ratan Award with Gold Medal by All India Business Development

Association in 2008.

Rashtriya Udyog Sanman Puraskar with gold medal by Indian Society for Industry

and Intellectual Development in 2008.

Advantage India for HandicraftsForeign tourist arrivals in India have increased as India continues to be a favorable tourist destination for

leisure as well as centre of raw materials for various Handicrafts so has increased business travel.The

falling rupee value has increased exports and FDI from UK and USA in also fields like Handicrafts and

Textiles.

Strong Growth in the services

industry in the past few years

has led to increased corporate

spending on high valued good

eco products.

The Government of India has

introduced various policies to

promote the Indian handicrafts

industry so the demand for eco

products has seen a new turning

point. Free Trade pacts are also

introduced to encourage Exports

Increasing income and

affordability have increased

domestic leisure travel in the

country so eco travel has

increased.

The demand for Eco friendlly

products like paper jute etc

quality products in India currently

exceeds supply.

Recycle, Reduce, ReuseAfter all, aren't we just borrowing Mother Earth for the time that we are here?

Integral part in ensuring our children’s world and future.

Recycle, Reduce, Reuse… all great ways to cut costs and save money!

We are recycling.

We are reducing. (Well, starting to anyway!)

We are reusing.

Handmade Paper Products

They are made from 100%

recycled paper which are

wood free and with no

toxins and resins used. The

pulp consists of used bits

of cotton, silk threads, dried

leaves petal of flowers, jute

threads, bamboo shreads,

coconut husk etc.,The

paper is laid for drying

under direct sunlight in the

fields and so a lot of

electricity is saved.

Jute Products

It’s a natural fiber and is sourced

from Kolkata and then converted

into products like jewellery,

footwear, bags (which are highly

appreciated as they are long

lasting and a substitute for plastic

bags) which are a cause of

blocking the drains. The jute files

and folder are used extensively by

the Corporate during work shops,

seminars and conferences. Jute

travel suitcases and travel kits are

slowly catching attention as they

are substitutes for leather which is

not eco-friendly. Jute carpets and

laptops bags are new rage as they

are elegant and have a look of

sophistication.

Recycled Wooden Products

Woodcraft has given a new

definition to home-furnishing in

India. Products like trays, fruit

bowls, storage receptacles, painted

cradles, boxes, pen-stand ,mobile

stand, doors, windows,etc. are

made in India using various woods

like walnut woods,

ebony,rosewood,sandal wood,

teakwood,etc.

Banana Bark Products

The banana plant is wasted

after bearing the fruit. The

bark is crushed under the

crusher just like extraction

of sugarcane juice. The

juice extracted is put back

into the soil for manure and

the long strands are dried in

sun light then weaved

together and are used to

produce bolster cover, tea

coaster, table mats, bags

etc.,

Bamboo Products

These are totally bio

degradable and are a

substitute for wooden items

and furniture they are light

weight and can be recycled

easily.

Innovation : 100% Bamboo

T-shirt for kids and ladies

which are high heat

absorbent and sweat

resistant have earned huge

accolades in many places.

Fashion Jewelry

These jewelleries are made

with Wooden beads, Glass

beads, Crystal beads, Brass

beads and German Silver.

Has a wide market in

Europe, USA and Africa.

Handmade Soaps - herbal products by PUREX-HKS

PUREX products are hand

carved herbal soaps ,

Herbal Shampoo and

handwash.

All our products are hand

made with great passion

and our production batch

sizes are kept small to

ensure that only the

freshest and Best Quality

stock reaches you

The main ingredients used

like fruits and flowers

extract are based on simple,

natural, traditional yet

proven formulations as

mentioned in our Ancient

texts and organically grown.

Thank You for Visiting our Handicrafts Presentation!

HANDIKRAFTS SOURCING

Key Contact Person - Kalpana Heblekar – CEO

Head Office:HANDIKRAFTS SOURCING

67/1 E.A.T. Street, Basavanagudi,Bangalore- Pin 560004

Karnataka, INDIA.

Email : hasthhks@gmail.comruralhandikrafts@gmail.com [for USA]