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India

  • Population: 1.2 billion (UN, 2009)
  • Major languages: Hindi, English and 17 other official languages
  • Life expectancy: 62 years (men), 65 years (women) 
  • GNI per capita: US $1070 (World Bank, 2008)

courtesy of BBC News at bbcnews.com


SERRV Partners in India:

Asha Handicrafts
Asha Handicrafts has been a leading fair trade organization in India for over 30 years.  Asha, which in Sanskrit means “hope”, is a non-profit organization that was started in 1975 with the mandate to Trade, Train & Transform.
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IFFAD
IFFAD, the International Foundation for Fairtrade and Development, is a non-profit organization in the southern Indian province of Tamil Nadu.
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Madhya Kalikata Shilpangan
Madhya Kalikata Shilpangan works with 26 artisan groups, representing over 2,600 individual artisans involved in silk weaving and printing, stone carving, leather, and soft toys.
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MarketPlace: Handwork of India
MarketPlace: Handwork of India is a non-profit fair trade organization working to empower women in the poor areas of Mumbai through the sales of their hand printed and embroidered textiles.
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St. Mary's
The work of St. Mary’s Mahila Shikshan Kendra reflects more than 50 years of commitment to working with poor families in the city of Ahmedabad in western India.  Many of the families are landless laborers from rural areas who have come to the city in search of a better life. 
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Sasha Craft Producers
Sasha represents crafts producers from rural and semi-urban areas, mostly in eastern India, who benefit from health campaigns, improved working conditions, and stable incomes. Nearly 70% of the producers Sasha works with are women. Read more

SHARE
SHARE, the Self Help Association for Rural Education and Employment, is proud to be an organization of women, for women, and by women.  Their crafts project reaches over 400 women basketmakers from 30 groups in the southern Indian province of Tamil Nadu. Read more

Tara Projects
Tara Projects has been working since the early 1970s to fight exploitation, poverty, and the protection of rights of artisans against social injustices. Over the years, they have extended their services to reach nearly 1,000 artisans in several states in India.
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