Born in Salamanca, Spain on the 7th of Jan 1926, Sister Isabel Martin was the youngest child after seven brothers. A nurse by profession, young Isabel along with 2 other sisters dedicated herself to the care of the paraplegic residents of Cheshire Home. Read More…

I am an artist. I used to work on some patch work quilts as a hobby.When I came to live in Purkal village I felt that the women here were suppressed and lived a very hard life. I felt the only way to empower them was to help them earn a decent income.  Read More…

I am a nurse by profession and was working in a leprosy colony in India in Guntur District A.P. in the early 1980’s trying to treat men and women with the wonderful leprosy treatment newly available at that time.  Read More…

The Dahod district of Gujarat, India, is comprised of tribal people who have long depended on agriculture to make a living. This means that their work is very seasonal, leaving long gaps between the times they can toil the land. Many men in the village leave their families and migrate to cities to look for seasonal work there, leaving the women behind to fend for themselves. Read More…

Sharda Sharada Neelu Pawar born in 1976 in Minchanal Tanda in Bijapur District of north Karnataka, brought up by her Parents in a traditional Lambani family was never sent to School. In fact, none of her siblings were educated as her Parents were badly knotted with the chains of poverty. Read More…

I hail from Rome, Italy and have been working on Fair Trade and Social Business initiatives in developing world, especially in South and South – East Asia, and in Italy , since more than 10 years. Since my childhood, I have been volunteering for many differ ent causes. The most memorable one was when I started studyin g Development Economics at my University. Read More…

I am Sofiya. I live not far away from Tara office. My home is 4 kilometers from here. I am happy that, a year ago I was able to buy my scooter to commute between home and office. Read More…

I am from Brisbane, Australia. I was a Naval Officer with the Royal Australian Navy for 35 years attaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander. On retiring from the Navy, I started volunteer work at a Community College in Brisbane teaching English to migrants. Read More…

Wajid is from a large, poor family in Uttar Pradesh, and enjoys the nice weather and relative freedom that Dharamsala offers him. Being the eldest of a family of seven, Wajid has worked hard to look after his younger siblings. Read More…

The woman behind Eternal Creation, Dharamshala, situated in the laps of HP hills, is Australian designer Frances Carrington. Capturing the imagination of thousands of women around the world, she’s forged a remarkable path. Read More…

I am a livelihood professional in hand skilled based creative industry and self employed. I am a Fair Trade consumer who has been buying Fair Trade products for the last 22 years from Sasha shop, Kolkata. Read More…

Protima Deb was an uprooted tender plant from East Pakistan to India dating back to 1965. She is an outstanding example for social scientists study report that refugees outshine the original settlers of the land. Read More…

I come from a middle class family. My father used to tailor clothes and I developed an interest in sewing as a result. My father was keen on getting me educated, but society dictated that getting a girl educated was equal to spoiling her and making her wayward. Read More…

Mr. Chanchal Sen Gupta will continue to live in the memory of those, who have been marching with him to build up Fair Trade movement in India, for last one decade. The first few words of all those who try to reminiscence about him are “hard work and positivism”. Read More…