world crafts council
The World Crafts Council (WCC AISBL) is a non-profit, non-governmental
organisation that was founded in 1964 to promote fellowship, foster economic
development through income generating craft related activities, organise
exchange programs, workshops, conferences, seminars, and exhibitions—and in
general, to offer encouragement, help, and advice to the craftspersons of the
world. The organisation is now formally registered in Belgium as an
international organisation or AISBL. AISBL is the French abbreviation for an
international association without lucrative purpose. The WCC is organised into
five regions: Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and North America.
The organisation is affiliated to UNESCO. . The WCC was founded in 1964 in New
York by Aileen Osborn Webb and co-founders Ms Margaret Patch and Smt Kamaladevi
Chattopadhay.