Sisterhood in Business. Last month I experienced an amazing boundary between cultures. Durga showed me her new house. Durga is a group leader of Sadhna, a women’s cooperative of 700 masters in embroidery in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Sadhna is Women on Wings’ first business partner in India. So I’ve known Durga for over 8 years and…
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Storytelling from Thar Desert; empowering women artisans
Anupama and I received a warm welcome at GVCS after a 3 hours drive from Jodphur. After a short introduction – including chai & biscuits- we started with the workshop. GVCS is a NGO in textiles @Barmer. Situated in colourful Rajasthan in between Jaisalmar and Jodphur, known as the Thar desert. The artisans with whom…
Making a living in the Himalayas
Early December, Supriya and I spent four days in the downhills of the Himalayas to explore a new partnership. ATI – Appropriate Technology India – is a social and economic impact organization that works in 5 mountain districts of Uttarakhand, offering innovative alternatives to subsistence agriculture. Started in 1994, it has developed a range of…
