Women Empowerment
A Culture of Mutual Support
September 19th, 2023
Lavina Dandekar, Tailor at Nirmaan Collective
In stark contrast to the fast-fashion industry, where low-cost goods are...
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Insurance Against A Crisis
September 6th, 2023
Kunti Morya, Embroidery Artisan at Arpan Cooperative
Among the less affluent in India, health insurance is only a recent...
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From Reluctance to Resilience: Utsaah's Artisan Empowerment Story
August 28th, 2023
Utsaah's path to creation was unique. When it was founded in 2022, some of the women artisans had been associated with MarketPlace...
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Meet Anita Sakpal
June 26th, 2023
"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 even when they...
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Meet Tasleem Alauddin Shaikh
June 5th, 2023
"I think access to knowledge is the most important thing in life." "
Tasleem Alauddin Shaikh
EMBROIDERY ARTISAN AT...
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Meet Sunita Gorad
May 25th, 2023
"I joined the cooperative looking for a job, but I also found my voice."
Sunita Gorad
TAILOR AT SHRAMIK MAHILA MANDAL...
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Gaining Confidence
May 24th, 2023
The mission of empowering women is in MarketPlace's DNA. Economic empowerment is the beginning of it all, and a variety of...
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Meet Shivangi Mestry
May 15th, 2023
""When our group won the beauty contest at the Women's Day celebration, I felt a new confidence in myself!"
Shivangi Mestry...
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The Courage to Act
May 1st, 2023
This February, I had the privilege of teaching an acting workshop in Mumbai with fourteen women from MarketPlace India. (My wife,...
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Meet Pavithra Vishvakarma
April 4th, 2023
"Here at MarketPlace I get to talk about drawing and crafting and participate in so many creative activities."
Pavithra...
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Celebrating International Women's Day 2023
March 5th, 2023
International Women's Day is March 8. This year the UN chose as the theme "DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality,"...
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Meet Uma Sanjeev Vartha
December 7th, 2022
"Becoming a supervisor meant changing my personality and being more firm. Disputes can happen among the women but being fair plus...
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Shramik Mahila Mandal
December 1st, 2022
Shramik Mahila Mandal
Established - 2015
The town of Nallasopara is located north of Mumbai city, approximately 50 km...
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Meet Kajal Chavan
November 17th, 2022
"Working here has taught me that I'm more than just a mother and wife. And I have come to see that it's important to share what I...
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Auditing for Best Practices
October 25th, 2022
Audits of each Cooperative or Collective are conducted annually. This year they were conducted in the months of July and August...
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Meet Tara Tiwari
September 28th, 2022
"I enjoy my work and am happy that I am not dependent on anyone for my day-to-day expenses."
Tara Tiwari
EMBROIDERY...
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Meet Safiya Begum Khan
August 25th, 2022
"Working at WARE is more than a job for me. I am happy in the group and the togetherness we have. The support of the other...
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Meet Surekha Machado
July 28th, 2022
"I had never dreamed of running a business, and I am still learning, especially in this new role. But it is exciting!"...
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