MESH Design Studio Activities in 2009
| Planned Activity One | Executed in 1st Quarter | Executed in 2nd Quarter | Executed in 3rd Quarter | Executed in 4th Quarter |
| Short Workshops Conduct 3 skill enhancement/organisation development workshops per year for up to ten people for 5-7 days. | Kiran Swa Sahayta Samuah Self Help Groupworkshop in Champa leprosy colony developing new embroidery techniques for photo album covers. Vizianagaram Meena Paper Group three day visit to develop the albums | SJM Mangalore MESH Textile designer conducted a week-long workshop focusing on screen printing and batik | Little Flower Leprosy Colony Natural dye workshop conducted by MESH Design studio weaver in Bihar. Anantham group Training in using a raat for sisal rope making conducted in the studio for group members. | Anand Crafts tatting group attending the studio once a week for four weeks to work on new ways to use tatting for product development. Tarak Nath Roy stone carver on exposure to studio. Helen Keller Two wood carvers worked in the studio developing new small products |
Tarak Nath Roy and Wood Carvers from Helen Keller Group in MESH Design Studio
| Planned Activity Two | Executed in 1st Quarter | Executed in 2nd Quarter | Executed in 3rd Quarter | Executed in 4th Quarter |
| Conduct 6 programmes for 2 people for up to 30 days developing specific products (multi media). | PHTRC weaving workshop in using new yarns - wool and chennile. Care Kashmir Embroidery workshop. Bethany Leprosy Colony- weavers & Narikuravargal - bead workers - Two workshops conducted simultaneously in South India. | Divya - a mentally challenged woman provided in-house training in hand-painting greeting cards. | . . . | Narikuravargal - Exposure visit S. Indian beading group to Dharamshala bead makers N. India |
Krupa and Esther, Bethany Leprosy Colony Weavers
| Planned Activity Three | Executed in 1st Quarter | Executed in 2nd Quarter | Executed in 3rd Quarter | Executed in 4th Quarter |
| Sell the concept to potential paying clients (other NGO's in production and commercial buyers) | . . | Designer conducted a one day paid design workshop for ASHA in Rajasthan Rs. 10,000. Designer conducted a week-long paid workshop in our studio for Arunim members on woodcraft. Rs. 19,500 | . . | . . |
| Planned Activity Four | Executed in 1st Quarter | Executed in 2nd Quarter | Executed in 3rd Quarter | Executed in 4th Quarter |
| Conduct a design show every year | MESH Design studio prepared MESH’s first soft product catalogue which was taken to Europe and North America. ( PDF File 127 pages) | .. | .. | Prepared a much larger soft MESH Catalogue launched November 14th 2009 at MESH Fair Trade Show 2009 (PDF file 185 pages) |
