Building a Better World
Our intention is to bring fulfillment and positive change to everyone who comes in contact with The Shakti Mat, from crafts-person to customer and beyond. Keep reading to learn more about what it means to support Shakti.
CARE
CARE
In times when the production of Varanasi cannot keep up with demand for Shakti Mats, we also produce with a family business in Delhi, India. We have a long-standing and personal relationship with the crafts-people here and we are diligently working to extend the same values of meaningful employment we pride ourselves on in Varanasi. So far, we have worked with their management to apply for comprehensive medical insurance for employees and their families with an emergency medical fund in place in the mean-time. The management pay above living wage, overtime pay, and end of year bonuses. Team Shakti have reserved $25,000 to invest in further support for the employees, and in 2020, we will visit Delhi to create interviews, photos, and share the Delhi story with our community.
As our business has grown, we acknowledge the value of independent audits and at November 2019 we are currently working with SMETA certifiers for our entire supply chain to get official certification for socially responsible manufacture. We will continue to strive towards doing the best by everyone who comes in contact with the Shakti Mat.
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COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY
8 scholarships to send the daughters of Shakti's craftswomen to a high quality private school.
Thank you for choosing Shakti and for helping us to create meaningful and positive change.