Project Overview
Craft - Health and wellness
Craft is the lifestyle, which gives vision to life, takes forward the traditions, creates Identity of the community, and also supports as a source of income. It keeps people more close to nature. Craft engages us mentally and physically.
Practicing craft is a way of bodily exercise, it helps mental and physical health together. Relaxation, calmness, concentration increases by practicing the craft. Also, physical activities keep the body active and fit. But sometimes it creates health issues because of continuously working in the same condition, particular body posture, mostly sitting or standing, same act repeating, heavy tools handling, intricate work, work with fire etc.
Through the research for this project, we got to know about some health issues regarding the craft practice. Some of those are common issues for various crafts and some of those are very specific problems raised by the particular craft practice. After the study and research of the various crafts and the health issues, we found one very serious health issue in the craft practices which is Sandstone carving craft. Sandstone carving craft artisans got affected by the Silicosis disease.
In this craft Sandstone is the main material to be used, it is a sedimentary rock composed of sand-size grains of mineral, rock, or organic material. During the carving, cutting or drilling the sandstone it produces the dust particles which are called silica dust. While working on sandstone silica dust goes in the body. When silica dust enters the lungs, it causes inflammation which over time leads to the development of scar tissue that makes breathing difficult. After the 10 - 15 years of the practicing sandstone craft, it becomes the Silicosis disease which has not the solution but it is preventable. The redoubled effort is required worldwide to control known and emerging sources of silica exposure.
We are addressing this issue as a study of the system design project, and taking Dhrangadhra village’s Sandstone craft as a case study. With the research and field visit, we got some insights which provided us with an opportunity area. Dhrangadhra village has a history and the tradition of the Sandstone craft. For many years people have been practicing the sandstone craft here. Also, stone mining is done in the nearby area of Dhrangadhra village. These all activities produce the silica dust and spread in the air also some amount of silica settles in the ground. It goes in the body through the inhaling and drinking water of the ground.
We are Building the solution as a Health care service called ‘Shwas’, with the vision of making the environment healthy by stopping the dust particles to inhale at Stone Industries, Mining industries and stone craft workplaces. Encourage the local people to come together and make our air better to live in. It includes the various products, policies and social involvement programs.
Overview of the Research area , Place, topography, Journey experience and Interactions. Ecosystem of the Sandstone Craft of Dhrangadhra village, with all stakeholders and their relations.
Description of the planing of the Research with steps and activities in the flow with visual chart. Study tools and the process of getting deep in the subject to collect the information, Analyzation of Collected data
According to the Insides some areas came out more prominently which urge to work on for better change Narrow down to the one brief to work on among s the all opportunities.
Came up with what could be done for the better change and the provide the briefs demands, possibilities and ideas as a solution
Segregation of the characteristics and specifications of the similar kind of thing of the persons who are in our target area. Primary users and Secondary users in Hierarchy of direct use of our product and services.
A brief about our Vision, Mission, goals, Core value, Objectives, Activities and tasks.our thinking and Intentions to work of development a social and Nation level.
Overview and the specifications of our solution Road map, Stake holders, Branding, Consumer journey and experience also the up gradation and encouragement programs details.
Strategical Actions for the Communication in society. Branding and marketing elements with the Brochure, Mobile vehicles to Advertising of our service and products
We start to offering our service to a Specific area but we also thinking abut the service expansion and make our service globally. also apart from our services we thinking about other areas also can participate in this goal, Government can be contribute in same area that possibilities we have proposing with the Hierarchy of preference of health related program.
Shwas Foundation work for Health area of the Sandstone craft, Artisans and Artisans family. With this initiative some connected areas also will being impact through our service. Like Environment, Employment, Social Health, traditions etc. it is a mapping about social contribution and the position in the society, Shwas stands for what.