Shreni Samudaya is a livelihood sector-based non-profit focused on developing sustainable livelihoods for informal sector based occupational communities. Our approach is focused on 3 Cs – Community building, Capacity building, and Commerce. We derive our philosophy from the ancient Indian socio-economic groups who were known as ‘shrenis’, or guilds and are trying to revive these ‘guilds’, by rekindling the same essence of autonomy, economic structure, and community sentiment that existed in ancient India.

Specific areas of support:
– Market Linkages through e-commerce and reselling platforms, including our own retail channel.
– Collaboration opportunities with design houses
– Credit access schemes by partnering with various organizations
– Building occupational networks to strengthen communication within specific groups

Major Projects:
– Shreni Community-led Occupational Platform
– Kodiyala Handloom Revival and Training Program
– Kodiyala Natural Dyeing Unit
– LLP, Commerce and Reseller Network
– Weaver Support Collaborations

– As of January 2021, we have access to more than 5000 members online through the Shreni community-led platform, and around 4500 weavers and artisans offline through Kodiyala Revival Program, relief programs, other on-ground connections and community outreach programs.

– More than 80% of our members belong to the textile value chain and we have access to members across this value chain, from the yarn producers to weavers to retailers.

– Access to more than 10 occupational groups like handloom and powerloom weavers, tailors, handicrafts like wood inlay artisans, channapatna toymakers etc, beauticians, twisters and reelers, carpenters, chefs, plumbers and tally operators.

– We have access to members from 18 districts in Karnataka- Belgaum, Bagalkot, Koppal, Gadag, Bellary, Chitradurga, Mandya, Mysore, Kolar, Tumkur, Davanagere, Hasan, Haveri, Bidar, Gulbarga, Udupi, Ramanagara and Bangalore and also from parts of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu.

Currently, we work with and looking forward to collaborating with various organizations, government bodies, institutions as well as number of occupational groups like handloom and powerloom weavers, tailors, handicrafts like wood inlay artisans, channapatna toymakers etc, beauticians, twisters and reelers, carpenters, chefs, plumbers and tally operators across Bangalore, and also from other 18+ districts in Karnataka and various other parts of South India.