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Below the Surface: A Community in the Slums
January 20, 2018
From above, you'd never guess what a community looks like in the slums. This well-established area is bursting with rows of...
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Living Our Values
November 06, 2017
For over 30 years MarketPlace has been enabling women artisans to improve their lives not just in terms of economics, but also...
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Starting a New Cooperative
October 07, 2017
Organizing a women's cooperative in a new location in India is not as simple as placing a want ad and waiting for people to show...
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Armaan Club Graduation 2017
September 02, 2017
Karan the son of Kumkum who is a member of Nirmaan Collective.
Karan lives in a small house with his extended family of...
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Mixed Subji (Veggie) Curry
August 18, 2017
Ingredients:
3 tbsp oil
2 onions - finely chopped
2 tsp fresh crushed ginger
2 tsp fresh crushed garlic...
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Bold Transformations
August 07, 2017
Sometimes it is possible to make treasure from trash. When a pattern is cut out from a length of cloth, small pieces of fabric are...
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Woven Wizardry
August 05, 2017
The first clue that you're going to someplace special is a sound. Even before you're in the village you hear a mysterious "clack...
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A Stroll Along the Station Road
July 22, 2017
Welcome to Mumbai! We recently took a stroll down a street near the MarketPlace workplace. This is the route to the Santa Cruz...
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Raita: Cucumber + Cilantro Salad
July 21, 2017 Raita: Cucumber + Cilantro Salad is a refreshing dish with any meal.
Ingredients:
½ cup plain yogurt...
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Spinach Rice
May 05, 2017
Ingredients:
1 cup long grain rice
1 chicken or vegetable bouillon cube
2 cups water
4 Tbsp. olive oil...
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Ranphul Mahila Mandal: Flowers in the Country
April 22, 2017
Away from the congestion and bustle of Mumbai's slums lies an area full of fields of blooming flowers. Behind this pretty...
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Dalia / Broken Wheat Khichdi
April 14, 2017 Delphine Fernandes has been the Office Manager at SHARE for the last 15 years. Her attention to detail, memory and hard work has kept...
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