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Profile Of A Leader: Brinal Rosario

Brinal Rosario ACCOUNT SUPERVISOR AT RANPHUL MAHILA MANDAL COOPERATIVE (RMM) since 2022; co-op member since its laun...

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Fashion For A Better World

Can buying beautiful clothing in America improve the lives of women in India? We know it can--as do the hundreds o...

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Meet Leena Fernandes

Leena Fernandes TAILOR AT WARE COLLECTIVE When her children were young, Leena was able to earn some money giving ...

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The Challenge of Believing in Yourself

I am really happy when....... Something that my friends like about me is..... I am very proud of..... These were ...

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Meet Sangeeta Gupta

Sangeeta Gupta EMBROIDERY ARTISAN AT SHRAMIK MAHILA MANDAL (SMM) When Sangeeta joined SMM she did not have her ow...

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Meet Lavina Dandekar

"The most important part is that I am not dependent on anybody for managing my money." Lavina Dandekar TAILOR A...

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Meet Kalawati Khan

Kalawati Khan EMBROIDERY ARTISAN AT RANPHUL MAHIA MANDAL COOPERATIVE (RMM) Kalawati has had to deal with many ob...

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Meet Reshma Parmar

Reshma Parmar TAILOR AT WARE COLLECTIVE When Reshma joined WARE in 2015 it was the first time ever that she step...

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