🎋 Bamboo Craft & Livelihoods
Mandated to develop a decentralized entrepreneurial eco-system with an artisan centric approach to boost the local artisan economy. To curate specialized skill programs in structural application of bamboo and to design low-cost craft tools and innovative products in utility / lifestyle space. Promote extensive bamboo plantation as a sustainable resource development approach.
Gondwana Craft
An initiative by Science & Technology Resource Centre (STRC), Gondwana University, Gadchiroli, to bring traditional art-forms of the region under one umbrella brand, ‘Gondwana Craft’, with an artisan centric approach to preserve and promote these unique yet dying art-forms on a sustainable and viable social entrepreneurship platform.
Bamboo for Structural Applications
Polyhouse / Nutri Garden
A RGSTC, Mumbai initiative on development of Bamboo Polyhouse in collaboration with CTARA, IIT-Bombay and SASMIRA. The first polyhouse of 125 sq. mtr. size has been erected at STRC premises. STRC wishes to demonstrate these for controlled farming and nutri-garden purposes.
Poultry Sheds
STRC under its in-house R&D initiative, has developed Bamboo Composite Poultry Sheds using bamboo and other locally available materials, intend to provide a cost-effective solution for backyard poultry and promote Integrated Fish Farming practices (Fish and Poultry) for local fish farmers.
Multipurpose Sheds
STRC under its structural application of Bamboo initiatives envisages to utilize local bamboo as a structural material. An inspired group of young STRC Bamboo Artisans and Diploma Students have erected the University Yoga Centre as an internship project. Various Sit-outs, Shop Extensions and Bus-stops can be designed and executed under the effort.
Design Patents for STRC Bamboo Products
Model Production Unit – STRC Designed and Developed Products (Craft and Multi Utility), Granted Design Patents by Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.
Bamboo Trophy
Bamboo Earring
Bamboo Flower
Bamboo Poultry-shed
Bamboo Seed Spacer
STRC Bamboo Toolkit
STRC has developed low-cost toolkits for bamboo craft as an aid to empower and enhance capacities of local traditional artisans. The toolkit includes width sizer, petal bending tool, handling tool, and petal cutting tool, etc.
Women Centric Community Enterprise
STRC’s efforts to inculcate entrepreneurship aptitude among local women along with progressive technical and business facilitation has led to the establishment of multiple small enterprises in bamboo.
2 Districts | 200 Women Artisans | 7.0 Lakh Revenue Generated
Projects Under This Initiative
Establishment of a Bamboo Common Facility Centre in Kurkheda Block, Gadchiroli, as a rural enterprise
Project sanctioned under
Manav Vikas Mission (MVM), Government of Maharashtra
For skill upgradation and livelihood generation of traditional bamboo artisans.