A Fair Trade, Non-Profit Enterprise
Energized, Uplifting, Transformative...
May 24, 2019
A lifelong dream came true in March when my husband and I had the opportunity to visit India. Our most important, thus first stop,...
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Empowerment Through the News
May 23, 2019
Reading a daily newspaper was simply not a part of the artisans' lives. First of all, many of the women cannot read or write....
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Our Mission in Products... Hand Embroidery
May 11, 2019
Hand embroidery on MarketPlace garments is an important factor in enabling women to work and earn a living. Because...
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Indian Lentils: Black dal/Sabut Masoor
May 11, 2019
Ingredients:
¼ kg (about ½ lb.) brown lentils, (soaked in water 15 minutes prior to cooking)
2 tsp...
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Let's Talk About Respect!
May 01, 2019
Let's Talk About Respect...Living Our Values, Changing Lives
R-E-S-P-E-C-T is one of the five values the women artisans...
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Mission by Design
March 30, 2019
Women are the soul of MarketPlace. Our mission to empower women is why we exist, and it is embedded in everything we do. Employment,...
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International Women's Day 2019
March 13, 2019
On March 8, I was thrilled to join in the celebration of International Women's Day in Mumbai. Women artisans from each of the...
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Meet Rashmi Sharma
March 01, 2019
"I've gained alot of strength from the confident, happy women at Nirmaan"
Rashmi Sharma An Embroidery Artisan at Nirmaan...
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Batica
February 22, 2019 A Goan coconut cake is often made at Christmas. It was a childhood favorite at Christmas breakfast and tastes great with coffee...
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Armaan Club Kids Choose Role Models
February 08, 2019
Children 12 years and older were asked to choose role models, research and learn about their lives, their vision and what they had...
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Shrimp Pilav
January 18, 2019 Pratibha runs the social development programs including Darpan and Social Action. She notes: "SHARE is unconventional in that we...
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MarketPlace Milestones
November 17, 2018
The Beginning:
Sisters Pushpika Freitas and Lalita Monteiro were exposed to social work from an early age. Their mother, Florie...
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