At ekriti, we partner with like-minded social organizations to work towards achieving common goals of societal growth and development. Our development model envisions a sustainable socio-economic system that encourages community growth by stimulating the demand for handmade items. The core of our operations is an online marketplace empowering people to earn a living making things. The commitment of art manufacturers toward strengthening micro-level financial systems in participating communities is complimented by our social partners’ commitment to solving urgent societal problems. ekriti’s social partners are non-profit organizations developing sustainable solutions to urgent societal problems.
At the center of this grand idea is ekriti, which provides financial and strategic support to the participating partner organizations. Our expertise in social engineering provides them with the mentoring to expand the reach of their social operations. Strategic advice coupled with financial backing provided by ‘The ekriti Development Fund’ helps organizations impact a greater change in the community.
ekriti encourages a policy of fair trade by connecting makers with the buyers. ekriti exhibits heightened accountability to the constituencies served and for the outcomes created. By continually engaging with existing and new vendors with product ideas and financial support and by contributing part of the revenue towards 'The ekriti development fund' aimed at the community service projects, ekriti intends to play an enormous roles in the economic mainstream of the society.
The ‘Social Responsibility’ initiative at ekriti highlights the exceptional work of its social partners, helping them garner greater visibility. The initiative is aimed at bringing citizen sector organizations from across world on a common platform. Collaboration sans barriers will result in faster social innovation based on successful models implemented by fellow partners. We envision taking this initiative beyond social and political barriers and are always looking to welcome new social partners into the fold. Any organization working for societal welfare can apply to become an ekriti partner. To learn more about the application process click here.
As a concerned and responsibile member of the community, ekriti is constantly taking up initiatives aimed at improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The citizen sector organizations- the ekriti partners (not to be confused with the ekriti vendors) are critical to these initiatives. We are committed to work in close coordination with our partners to tackle the social problems head-on.
