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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.
Indicators for Success
Pride and Independence Dignity not Charity has been our philosophy from the very beginning. We wanted to distinguish ...
Artisans Glow with Success
SMM members since 2015: (left to right) Sushma Raut, Sampada Devil, Nilima Matre, Rita Singh Artisans glow with th...
New Year Resolutions
Like people all over the world, the artisans in India took a few minutes to come up with their own New Year's Resolut...
Meet Sanju Maurya
"The whole group depends on me." Sanju Maurya Embroidery Artisan and Supervisor at Arpan Cooperative. The women o...
Meet Deepali Berde
"Seeing them working and talking to them convinced me that I wanted to be a part of this." Deepali Berde Tailor an...
Building Independence
When the artisans were determining "values to live by" Independence was a popular choice. No surprise that it mad...
Meet Sadhna Vishwakarma
"My earnings have given me self-worth, importance and independence." Sadhna Vishwakarma Tailor at WARE Collective....
Meet Mehmoda Qureshi
"I particularly enjoy seeing how a garment can be transformed by my addition of embroidery." Mehmoda Qureshi An Em...