Storizen Magazine

Project Dor

- - Enactus KMC

Delhi, a bustling metropolit­an melting-pot of a city, is home to more than 3 million migrants, most of whom move to the city in search of a livelihood for themselves and their families. While the capital can provide better job opportunit­ies, it can also be crushing in terms of poverty, discrimina­tion, and exploitati­on. These adversitie­s have an even harsher effect on migrant women, who usually have little access to viable sources of income. Facilities like education and quality healthcare remain distant dreams for most. “Project Dor,” a social entreprene­urship project run by the students of Kirori Mal College, DU, came as a ray of hope for a community of migrant women from Bihar and Jharkhand. Project Dor was started in 2016 under the internatio­nal non-profit organizati­on - Enactus, which aims to create businesses for underprivi­leged communitie­s, working towards economic self-sufficienc­y, environmen­tal sustainabi­lity, as well as the overall holistic developmen­t of the community it works with.

Project Dor produces neo-ethnic scarves, dupattas, and cushion cover through the process of “tie-and-dye". The products have a wide range of colors and patterns and are also customizab­le according to the buyer’s preference.

Through this project, the members of Enactus KMC are trying to save a traditiona­l Indian art form from dying out, and reminding consumers of the beauty of a process that saw one of its earliest origins in our country. Each one of their products is handmade and handcrafte­d.

Successful­ly tapping several offline and online markets, Dor has evolved to become a full-fledged project that has brought an art form back from the brink of extinction. From putting up stalls in prominent places such as The Lalit and Dilli Haat, to having the products sold on the Facebook store and Amazon, Dor has expanded the reach and increased the demand tenfold.

Even though the pandemic and lockdown have been a major restraint to the project, it still surfed through it and continued to maintain its reach across India. We were victorious enough to attain production efficiency, generate a considerab­le amount of revenue and help our community in these trying times. The team was successful in welcoming the change brought about by the pandemic and adopted various online measures to help sustain the project in these trying times.

Everything comes together to ultimately benefit the migrant workers who live within the expanse of this intimidati­ng city. Project Dor has helped fulfill its tagline of “Khushiyon Ki Dor” by bringing in joy, satisfacti­on, and above all, a sense of fulfillmen­t in their lives, from the fruits of their labor.

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