Support India's Craft Heritage
Every Contribution Helps Keep Craft Traditions Alive
For over four decades, Dastkar has worked alongside India's traditional artisans, creating opportunities that enable them to earn with dignity while preserving the country's rich craft heritage. Our work goes beyond marketing handmade products—we strengthen artisan livelihoods through skill development, design innovation, market access, capacity building, and sustainable income opportunities.Across rural and urban India, thousands of artisan families continue to practise crafts that have been passed down through generations. Your contribution helps ensure these traditions not only survive but thrive in today's changing world.
Whether it is supporting an artisan during times of hardship, enabling participation in craft exhibitions, conducting training programmes, preserving endangered crafts, or developing sustainable livelihood initiatives, every donation directly contributes to strengthening artisan communities.Your generosity empowers artisans to continue creating, preserving cultural heritage while building a more secure future for themselves and their families.Together, we can keep India's living craft traditions alive.
Domestic Donations (India)
If you are an Indian citizen or an Indian entity, you can support Dastkar through a domestic donation. Your contribution helps us:
Provide emergency aid to artisan communities
Preserve traditional crafts and knowledge.
Support artisan livelihoods across India.
Create sustainable futures for craftspeople.
Develop craft, design and business skills.
Organise craft bazaars and exhibitions.
Donation Receipt
An official donation receipt will be issued for every successful contribution. Donations to Dastkar, qualify for tax benefits under section 80G of the Income Tax Act. Tax exemption is valid only in India.Thank you for becoming a partner in preserving India's handmade heritage.
International Donations
Dastkar is registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) and is authorised to receive foreign contributions in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations of the Government of India.
If you are contributing from outside India, your donation will be processed strictly in compliance with the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 and the rules framed there.
Before making an international contribution, please note:
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Foreign donations can only be accepted in accordance with the provisions of the FCRA.
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Donors may be requested to provide basic identification and declaration details to enable statutory compliance.
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Contributions received from foreign sources are subject to applicable Government of India regulations and reporting requirements.
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Dastkar reserves the right to seek additional information or decline any contribution that does not comply with the applicable legal or regulatory requirements.
We encourage all international donors to review the latest FCRA guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs before making a contribution.For detailed information on FCRA regulations, eligibility and compliance requirements, please visit the official FCRA portal: FCRA Online Portal – Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
To make international Donations, please write to us and the team will guide you.
Thank you for supporting Indian artisans across borders. Your contribution helps safeguard traditional knowledge, strengthen artisan livelihoods, and preserve India's extraordinary craft heritage for generations to come.
If you experience any difficulty while making a donation, please write to info@dastkar.org.
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