E-commerce Platform Under Project ReWeave

Launch Date: 19th January 2019
Launched by: Microsoft India
Aim: To help weavers with working capital support through non-profit organizations.

Microsoft India launched a new e-commerce platform named ‘re-weave.in’ for handloom weavers under the Project ReWeave, as a part of its philanthropic initiative.
The platform would help to connect artisans to the buyers directly by expanding to newer customers and markets.
This e-commerce website hosts signature collections which are created by the weaver communities, showcase traditional designs and products created from natural dyes.
The e-marketplace supports weavers for increasing their income and earning a sustainable livelihood.

For providing digital training, Microsoft joined hands with the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), and has created a special curriculum in 'CAD and Colour for Handloom Weaving'.
The first batch of 100 handloom weavers was awarded certificates for successful design course completion.

The project was launched by Microsoft India (R&D) Pvt. Limited in 2016, in partnership with Chaitanya Bharati, a Vishakhapatnam-based non-profit organization in Telangana to ensure the revival of the traditional handloom art forms in the state.
The Chaitanya Bharathi organization provides infrastructure, financing and marketing support to help weaver families keep their weaving traditions alive by sustaining livelihoods.