Indian Women Artisans Cooperative

MarketPlace: Handwork of India is a not-for-profit organization which supports economic development for disadvantaged women in India. MarketPlace eschews the charity-based aid model, believing that it is better to give the artisans the opportunity to build their own viable and sustainable businesses. Through MarketPlace-supported programs the artisans receive training and education to help them set up and manage their own cooperatives. They also benefit from programs designed to encourage their personal growth as self-sufficient, self-confident and self-respecting women who are working to improve their lives, their families’ futures, and their communities. MarketPlace is proud to market in the U.S. the products made by these women.