What is ArtiSuns?
Our business aims to solve two problems faced by developing countries today. Firstly, many artisans in developing countries are very skilled and talented at making diverse traditional crafts that are rich in history and culture. However, most of them remain underprivileged as they are often underpaid for their products. This is because they are unable to reach out to a large enough market, willing and able to pay the deserved high price. Secondly, women in developing countries do not have enough opportunities to work.
Our company, ArtiSuns, aims to solve both these problems by connecting underprivileged craftswomen to Americans, who are willing to pay a higher price for these crafts. We aim to reach out to individual craftswomen, co-operatives and charitable organizations created to help us achieve our goal of improving and empowering the lives of underprivileged craftswomen in developing countries.
Where is the Money Going?
We need approximately $10,000.00 in order to help us get our company up and running. It will be distributed in these ways:
$6,000--> (Web development) Making our website more awesome!
$4,000 --> (Research & Development) This will let us reach out to individual artisans from all over the world. This will also help us inform more people about our cool idea and product!
What Happens To The Money If We Don't Reach Our Goal?
If we do not reach our goal there are several things that we will do with the money. First we will put the bulk of it into designing and developing our the E-Commerce site. We will continue to run the project to reach our goal of helping more people. If we don't raise enough money for that then we will donate the money, that we get from you our faithful supporters, to charities in developing countries that help underprivileged women and artisans. That way the money raised by this campaign will go to a good cause either way!
Why Fund Us?
Our company offers benefits for both the customer and the supplier.
We aim to give the customer a unique traditional product as well as the ability to communicate with an artisan in these developing countries and better understand the issues they face on a daily basis.
For artisans, they have an incredible market opportunity to sell their products. They also get the assurance that most of the money through each transaction will come back to them, thus, helping them sustain their and their family's life. Our ultimate goal is to help people and change the world in doing so.
Hurdles
We understand that it may be difficult for us to achieve our goal. It may also be tough for us to reach out to underprivileged craftswomen and to make a name for ourselves in the United States. We believe our diverse skill sets and backgrounds can help us overcome these challenges. In addition, your help will be very beneficial. Spreading the word, helping us find new suppliers, and expanding our horizon will be a huge asset.
Other Ways You Can Help
If you can't contribute, that doesn't mean you can't help. There are many other ways you can help us.
Spread the word - The more people you contact, the larger our difference. You can help make a difference simply by talking to as many people as you can, about our idea, and encouraging them to buy from us. In addition, you can use the Indiegogo share tools.
Find new suppliers - We want to try to reach out to as many people as possible, however, it is very tough to do this. We would greatly appreciate it if you could help us get connected with prospective suppliers.