Buy something handmade, back a rural artisan.
Totes, candles, tableware and craft — each piece is made by hand by our Self-Help Group artisans and rural collectives. Proceeds support the makers and the foundation's Women Empowerment work.
Shop the handmade catalogue
Illustrative pricing — every purchase supports an artisan and the collective behind it.
Bestseller₹499₹799Handwoven Tote
Women's SHG, Patna
Funds 2 days of skill training
Every purchase supports an artisan.
New₹350₹500Soy Wax Candle
Self-help group, Bengaluru
Supports a woman's livelihood
Every purchase supports an artisan.
₹650₹950Ceramic Dinner Set
Artisan cluster, Khurja
Sustains a potter family
Every purchase supports an artisan.
₹450₹650Handcrafted Woodware
Rural artisans, Odisha
Keeps a craft tradition alive
Every purchase supports an artisan.
₹550₹800Cotton Stole
Weavers' collective
One school meal per sale
Every purchase supports an artisan.
₹450₹600Bamboo Bottle
Green livelihoods unit
Plants one sapling
Every purchase supports an artisan.
From your cart to a rural livelihood
A simple, honest chain of good — here's what your order sets in motion.
You pick a piece
Choose a handmade tote, candle or dinner set crafted by our Self-Help Group artisans.
An artisan earns
Proceeds support the maker and her collective — part of our Women Empowerment programmes.
A skill takes root
Support flows back into skill training and materials through the Digital Sakhi initiative.
Shop with confidence
What stands behind every order you place at the Aahwahan Store.
Secure checkout
Safe, encrypted payments — your details stay protected.
Supports livelihoods
Every item is handmade by rural SHG artisans and collectives.
Pan-India delivery
Shipped across India from our Bengaluru base.
100% to livelihoods
Every rupee of profit goes back to the makers and their communities.
Handmade & eco-friendly
Crafted by rural artisans using natural, sustainable materials.
A gift with meaning
Each purchase carries a story — and changes a life for the better.
Shop handmade, support a livelihood.
Pick a piece crafted by our women artisans, or give directly to the field — either way your support reaches a family who needs it.