Silk Innovation with Tribes in North-East India
A project in Assam, India by Prarthana Majumdar000days
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Your pledge will help these traditional weavers to fight climate change and competition from factories through innovation.
Backers: 105
Average Pledge Per Backer: €135
Funded: €14,221 of €10,000
Dates: Feb 27th -> Apr 28th (60 days)
Project By: Prarthana Majumdar
Backers: 105
Average Pledge Per Backer: €135
Funded: €14,221 of €10,000
Dates: Feb 27th -> Apr 28th (60 days)
Project By: Prarthana Majumdar
€14,221
current pledge level
Last Updated: April 28 @ 01:09 -0400 GMT
142%
of goal
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Latest News
Over 133% Funded. A Happy Place! 
April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, We have reached the sweet spot where Kickstarter will close our campaign soon but our makers are thanking us for introducing them to crowdfunding. Working in rural India is not easy. It is a vast country with extreme weather... (Read More)
Now is the Time.
April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Kickstarter Community, In a day, our campaign will come to a successful close. We have never felt the truth of this maxim more than during this 60-day project: ”It is the journey more than the destination.” We are grateful for your support... (Read More)
Why Kickstarter and The Collaborations with Craft Communities and Akshar Foundation.
April 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Kickstarter Community, Thank you for your incredible support! We are thrilled to have exceeded our funding goal by over 120%. It is incredibly heartening to see that so many of our backers share our passion for creating meaningful solutions to... (Read More)
Officially Orchid Season. 109% Funded.
April 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Kickstarter Community, We are 109% funded already and going up still. And it is officially orchid season in Assam. Please send us your color preferences if you haven't. And if you are following our project and find it interesting and... (Read More)
Kickstarter Funding Goal Achieved: Thank You!
April 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, We are thrilled to announce that our Kickstarter funding goal has been met! Thanks to your support and generosity, we have reached our target. This campaign has been an amazing journey, and we are so excited to move forward with the... (Read More)
93% Funding and the Spring Festival of our Tribes.
April 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, We have 10 more days to go and we have already crossed 93% funding. Our makers have started dyeing some of the stoles as we are positive about meeting our goal. Meanwhile, all tribes in Assam are celebrating their biggest festival:... (Read More)
90% Funded Already!
April 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, We are incredibly happy to have reached the 90% funding mark. Of late, we have seen a quick rise in the number of backers. As we have limited production of the Silk Uncut Stoles, we kindly request you to pledge soon if you are... (Read More)
50 Backers and 76% Funded!
April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, We are so happy to have crossed the 76% funding mark. Our pledges have gone up quite rapidly lately. And our makers have already reached the dyeing stage. They are very happy that we are positive about making this campaign a success.... (Read More)
The Cocoon Inside a Glass Tube
April 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, We hope you are having a great Sunday. We are happy to have crossed the 70% mark already. Aside, we added an add-on recently- an Eri Silk Cocoon inside a test tube. If you would like to have this souvenir, you can adjust your pledge... (Read More)
Crossing the 60% mark.
April 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We are so happy to cross 60% funding now. We are quite positive about reaching our goal. If at any point, you wish to change your color preference, please let us know. Dyeing comes last in the process and we will be happy to accomodate your... (Read More)
Our Makers are at Work.
April 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Lars and Prarthana on a field-trip. Dear Backers, We visited our makers recently and found out that they are not just enjoying spring, but also at work to make our products come to live! It is unbelievably beautiful in the villages now. The sun and... (Read More)
Our Campaign has been Featured in ABNewswire
March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Exciting news! Our Kickstarter campaign to revolutionize sustainable silk production in North East India has been featured in ABNewswire. Thanks to our backers, we are already past halfway through our funding goal and have initiated production. Here... (Read More)
A Woman Weaver on Her Loom.
March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Kickstarter Community, In video: One of our weavers at work in Boko (Assam). Eri silk production provides employment and income to hundreds and thousands of women in Assam's villages. Women are involved in every stage of the production... (Read More)
We are Grateful.
March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We are extremely fortunate and grateful that one of our backers pledged €1000 to support our work. Our goal is to make fragile craft communities in India, who are threatened by climate change, deforestation and globalization, to see that with... (Read More)
We are more than 50% funded.
March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Kickstarter Community, We are really excited to have crossed the 50% mark. We are positive about reaching our target now. Thank you for your support so far. Best, Prarthana (Read More)
Images of Pledges are Live with Kickstarter's new feature.
March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
All pledges on our Kickstarter campaign now have live images. Showcasing our products with visuals makes our campaign even more interesting. Check it out! (Read More)
Good News. We have been picked by the German Government's NEEDP.
March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, Our Silk Innovation Project with Tribal Artisans has been selected by the German Government's NEEDP (North-East Entrepreneurship Development Program) for funding. The grant will help us conduct future experiments where we infuse... (Read More)
We are 36% funded and working harder!
March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, Hope you are having a great start to the week. Here is a video snippet of women weavers hand-spinning silk thread from the sun-dried silk "cakes." That is some enthusiasm on a Monday! =) Best, Prarthana You'll need an HTML5... (Read More)
The Process of Sun-Drying Cocoons.
March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Silk rearers sun-drying the cocoons after manually extracting the silkworms from them. The empty cocoons are first boiled with natural adhesives and then made into flat "cakes" that are stuck to the mud walls of their homes. You'll need an HTML5... (Read More)
Crossing 30% and a promised blog.
March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We are over 30% funded and working hard for more. And as promised, here is the blog on vegan plant-based silks (with pictures) that we were working on. URL: https://bit.ly/3yFza72 (Read More)
On our way to reaching 30% funding.
March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey! We are on our way to reach 30% funding soon. If you do know a friend who might be interested in a project like ours, would you care sharing about us with them? We would love to reach more people with our cause of supporting craftsmanship... (Read More)
Good news for the weavers- Spring is here!
March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, Hope your Sunday goes great! Our makers are very happy that a verdant spring is just around the corner. It is much easier to work with silk when their hands are not dry. It preserves the smoothness of the silk fibers during handling. Most of... (Read More)
We are hitting 25% funding soon!
March 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, We raised more than 1000 USD since yesterday. We are soon crossing the 25% line. So happy and excited about it. Meanwhile, we have also given a heads-up to our weavers. Best, Prarthana (Read More)
Vegan Silks and Emotional Durability.
March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, It is incredibly rewarding working in the field of sustainability. Like us, several researchers around the world are striving to make vegan silks, especially plant-based. While there are several natural textiles, what makes vegan silk... (Read More)
Great News! Kickstarter Picks Us as "Project We Love."
March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, We are so incredibly happy to be chosen by Kickstarter as "Project We Love" and featuring it across their website. And we are thankful to you for trusting us before Kickstarter picked us. When I (Prarthana) came back from the West... (Read More)
A Visual Short Blog on Eri Silk.
March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! We hope you are having a great Tuesday. We wrote a short blog on Eri Silk and its vegan roots. The most amazing thing about Eri is that it can be very easily organically dyed with substances such as lavender, lac, onion peels, mustard,... (Read More)
We Reach 10% and Begin Harvesting. Watch out for the worms!
March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Exciting news! Our campaign, "Silk Innovation with Tribes in North East India" Kickstarter campaign has reached 10% funding without any advertisement in just 5 days. Meanwhile, here is a video snippet of a tribal man harvesting Eri Silk worms by... (Read More)
Incredible start!
March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, We are happy that we raised almost 10% of our target in two days. Our backers are from the US, the UK and The Netherlands. We are very grateful to those who took the first leap of faith with our campaign. Best, Prarthana (Read More)
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