Keeping India's Arts Alive: A Microgrant Fund for Young Changemakers in Arts and Culture
Nina Koripella is organizing this campaign on behalf of
Rs.6,000 raised of Rs.75,000 goal
35 day(s) left
1 donations
How we’ll use this fund
What it funds: microgrants for young changemakers running arts and culture projects in their own communities, approved on a rolling basis. What projects can focus on: connecting young people with art, art materials, art classes, support for rural artisans, and digital tools that help artisans sell their work. How money is released: Udayaa reviews every project and pays artists, teachers, suppliers or partner institutions directly. Who can apply: any young changemaker in India with an arts or culture project for their community.
I'm Nina Koripella, and I'm raising ₹75,000 to start a microgrant fund for arts and culture projects led by young changemakers across India.
I graduated from Temple University with a degree in theatre, and I now work as an actress in the film industry. I've watched the people around me find real connections to their culture and identity through the arts, and I've found them too. I want more young people to have that, and I want the artists who carry these traditions to be paid for their work.
Most children in India get very little time with the arts. An RTI found that India has about one art teacher for every 1,400 students, and that a child gets less than 20 hours of arts education a year.
The people who keep India's art forms alive are also few and poorly paid. Cheriyal scroll painting, a 400-year-old storytelling tradition from Telangana, is practised by three or four families. Two in three handloom weaving households in India earn under ₹5,000 a month.
This fund gives young changemakers the money to close both gaps in their own communities.
Funds go through Udayaa Impact Foundation, a Section 8 nonprofit. You get an 80G tax receipt.
What the fund supports
|
Focus area |
What a project could look like |
|---|---|
|
Connecting young people with art |
Bringing a working artist, musician or performer into a school, children's home or community centre |
|
Art materials |
Art kits, instruments or supplies for a school or community space that has none |
|
Art classes |
A term of dance, theatre, music, painting or folk art classes, ending in a showcase |
|
Rural artisans |
Paying traditional artists and artisans to teach, perform or exhibit their work |
|
Digital tools for rural artisans |
Product photography, online listings and digital payments so artisans can sell directly to buyers |
|
Young changemaker microgrants |
Funding for an arts or culture project a young changemaker designs for their own community |
Donating to this campaign doesn't just directly support the arts, it also inspires young changemakers who are passionate about this space and validates the importance of championing these projects.
We are connecting with nonprofits in this space world wide who will help advise this fund as it grows. If you're interesting in being a part of this mission, contact us now at admin@udayaa.org
35 day(s) left
We've raised
INR. 6,000
Our Goal
INR. 75,000
1 people have donated so far
TOP DONATION
Anonymous
Rs.6,000/-
RECENT DONATION
Anonymous
Rs.6,000/-
FIRST DONATION
Anonymous
Rs.6,000/-
