Reviving the Warli Art Form: A Report

Reviving the Warli Art Form

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Reviving the Warli Art Form: A Report

March 10, 2020

The Women Artisan Skill Enhancement Project (WASEP) is a partnership between United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI). The program involves women working in underprivileged communities in Mumbai and Thane districts of Maharashtra with the aim to generate livelihoods for women in the area by reviving Warli art. Conceived by LTI as a part of its corporate social responsibility, it was started to empower women economically as well as add to the impact of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The purpose was to give impetus to the revival of an ancient Tribal art, Warli painting, along with skilling the underprivileged women in the art form local to their area. It enables women to work from the comfort of their homes while maintaining the high