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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.
Insurance Against A Crisis
Kunti Morya, Embroidery Artisan at Arpan Cooperative Among the less affluent in India, health insurance is only ...
From Reluctance to Resilience: Utsaah's Artisan Empowerment Story
Utsaah's path to creation was unique. When it was founded in 2022, some of the women artisans had been associated wit...
Meet Anita Sakpal
"Voicing my opinion has been a journey for me. As a young girl I was always told to be quiet and to listen to people ...
Meet Tasleem Alauddin Shaikh
"I think access to knowledge is the most important thing in life." " Tasleem Alauddin Shaikh EMBROIDERY ARTISAN ...
Meet Sunita Gorad
"I joined the cooperative looking for a job, but I also found my voice." Sunita Gorad TAILOR AT SHRAMIK MAHILA MA...
Gaining Confidence
The mission of empowering women is in MarketPlace's DNA. Economic empowerment is the beginning of it all, and a varie...
Meet Shivangi Mestry
""When our group won the beauty contest at the Women's Day celebration, I felt a new confidence in myself!" Shivan...
The Courage to Act
This February, I had the privilege of teaching an acting workshop in Mumbai with fourteen women from MarketPlace Indi...