Last January I travelled to Delhi to work with the Indian colleagues on the budget for the next years. Of course we Skype and mail during the year, but to really understand the budget till the final euro/rupee, it helps to just sit together and go through the numbers over and over again. Indian team…
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Sisterhood
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…
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…
