About
Parahita Foundation
- Centre for Gender Research and Studies – SWCU
Parahita Craft was established and supported by Parahita Foundation
and The Centre for Gender Research and Study of Satya Wacana Christian University (PPSG-UKSW)
· Parahita Foundation, founded in 2000, focuses its activities on empowering underprivileged citizens, through productive economic activities.
· One of the main research themes of The Centre for Gender Research and Study of Satya Wacana Christian University (PPSG-UKSW) is the empowerment of woman artisans.
· Since 2004, the research centre has been cooperating with Parahita Foundation in carrying out an action research on ‘Putting-out’-system-based Artisans. The outcomes show a need for facilitating the producers to market the products and for market access. Hence the formation of Parahita Craft.
· Parahita Craft functions as a business development service for female small producers and producers whose workers are mainly female. The members consist of the representatives of Parahita Foundation, PPSG-UKSW research centre, groups of artisans at the grass-root level who are under assistance or partners of Parahita Foundation / PPSG-UKSW. (At the grass-root level, the artisans are organised into groups according to geographical locations.)
· Decisions are made through member meetings, maintaining transparency, responsibility, and management sustainability.
· Self-employed Artisans and Micro- / Small-scale Producers may become members / participants of Parahita Craft. They are obliged to support the management principles, have strong motivation to develop their business, and have common awareness of fellow producers.
