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.
A Day in the Life of Darshana Hemade
Embroidery artisan at Ranphul Mahila Mandal Darshana lives in Dahisar with her husband Denesh, a rickshaw driver, ...
Living Our Values
For over 30 years MarketPlace has been enabling women artisans to improve their lives not just in terms of economics,...
Starting a New Cooperative
Organizing a women's cooperative in a new location in India is not as simple as placing a want ad and waiting for peo...
Ranphul Mahila Mandal: Flowers in the Country
Away from the congestion and bustle of Mumbai's slums lies an area full of fields of blooming flowers. Behind this p...
What I've Taught My Children So Far...
Inspiring the next generation of children is a big part of our mission and very important to the women of MarketPlace...
One Stone, Many Ripples
MarketPlace has been experiencing a good phase with growing sales, exciting designs and an increase in the number of ...