A Fair Trade, Non-Profit Enterprise
Mission by Design
March 30, 2019
Women are the soul of MarketPlace. Our mission to empower women is why we exist, and it is embedded in everything we do. Employment,...
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International Women's Day 2019
March 13, 2019
On March 8, I was thrilled to join in the celebration of International Women's Day in Mumbai. Women artisans from each of the...
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Meet Rashmi Sharma
March 01, 2019
"I've gained alot of strength from the confident, happy women at Nirmaan"
Rashmi Sharma An Embroidery Artisan at Nirmaan...
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Batica
February 22, 2019 A Goan coconut cake is often made at Christmas. It was a childhood favorite at Christmas breakfast and tastes great with coffee...
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Armaan Club Kids Choose Role Models
February 08, 2019
Children 12 years and older were asked to choose role models, research and learn about their lives, their vision and what they had...
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Shrimp Pilav
January 18, 2019 Pratibha runs the social development programs including Darpan and Social Action. She notes: "SHARE is unconventional in that we...
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MarketPlace Milestones
November 17, 2018
The Beginning:
Sisters Pushpika Freitas and Lalita Monteiro were exposed to social work from an early age. Their mother, Florie...
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Chindi Necklace
November 17, 2018
India has a long tradition of recycling used fabrics. Old saris and lungis are sewn together into quilts or cut and combined to...
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The Mohina Tunic
November 03, 2018 Traditional batik hand block printing is done with a wooden block with a hand carved pattern on one side. The block is first...
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The Sikkim Jacket
November 02, 2018
Hand embroidery on MarketPlace garments is an important factor in enabling women to work and earn a living. Because they are...
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Hand Embroidering the Patna Dress
November 02, 2018
Our mission is to work with women who are not able to find work elsewhere Hence, we have developed a number of strategies to get...
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Placement Printing
August 30, 2018
"Placement printing" is an exacting technique for positioning designs on fabric. Unlike an all-over print, placement printing is...
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