Threads of Community Blog

Blogs that weave together artisan stories, cultural heritage, sustainability, and customer connections, showing how each handmade piece ties people, tradition, and care into a shared global fabric.

Shramik Mahila Mandal

Shramik Mahila Mandal Established - 2015 The town of Nallasopara is located north of Mumbai city, approximately 5...

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Community. Respect. Kindness.

This year I am feeling extremely grateful that I was finally able to visit the staff and artisans in India after an a...

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Auditing for Best Practices

Audits of each Cooperative or Collective are conducted annually. This year they were conducted in the months of July...

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Community Library

"Go read a book." How many times have we said that to our kids, either to occupy them or educate them? In India, the ...

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Wear Your Values

YOUR ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT REDESIGNS LIVES AND CHANGES DESTINIES. Our organization encompasses and connects commu...

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Newspaper Reading Program

As often happens with good ideas, the Newspaper Reading Program grew in complexity and meaning, supporting the women...

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Youth Outreach Program: Theater Project

Confidence, communication, critical thinking and discipline! These are the skills the artisans named as most importan...

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Conserving the Environment in Our Everyday Lives

"Conserving the environment in our everyday lives" is a long-term project under our Social Action Program. Women from...

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