SAHELI WOMEN

Saheli Women is a non-profit social enterprise, with the aim to financially empower the ladies of Bhikamkor village in rural Rajasthan through creating ethical and sustainable fashion. 

As a female atelier established on fair and inclusive principles, they aim to create prosperity through livelihood opportunities. Their atelier is a fear-free creative place for ladies to work where they get the freedom to design their working hours and holidays.

Saheli Women help partners source local Indian fabric and trimmings, including organic cotton, vegetable-dyed cotton, block print, ahimsa silk or satin. They also prepare a sample with a male master tailor in Jodhpur, teach the women in the village to stitch and embroider the designs and send the finished products via parcel to partners’ warehouses.

This women-owned slow fashion clothing atelier and social enterprise employing over 40 female artisans in the village of Bhikamkor, Rajasthan.

The Saheli Women combat the exploitative labor of fast fashion by providing fair wages and a safe working environment, while also empowering women by teaching income-generating skills—from fabric dying, to garment construction, to embroidery—so they can earn a livelihood and achieve economic independence.