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Tilonia! Rajasthan!
I just reached the Barefoot College in the village of Tilonia and I am so freakin’ excited! This is my first official visit to Rajasthan, the capital of Indian craft. Sadly, I arrived at night and can barely see the nose in front of me, so I’m headed to sleep so I can wake up ASAP and discover the awesomeness that awaits me.
Barefoot College has their hands (or “feet,” I should say) in a number of social enterprise and innovative development initiatives. I’m here spending most of my time with their craft sector (Tilonia.com), and specifically to document the production of a new line of home goods designed by the ladies of Designing Hope in Brooklyn.
Tomorrow is India Republic Day, so we’ll celebrate by dancing and being festive with the women and kidos. Then it’s back to work for the next couple of days.
Pics and video snippets to follow soon!
Sweet dreams from India.
~Kari
“Be a hummingbird.” Wise words from a wise woman: Wangari Maathai.
(via Jane Munga from Kenyans for Change)
NYWSE Event: Dinner with Alfa Demmellash, co-founder of Rising Tide Capital
NYWSE is back with a new event and we are kicking off the summer by reinstating our awesome dinner series with the lovely social entrepreneur, Alfa Demmellash. Alfa co-founded Rising Tide Capital with her husband who serves as COO in 2004. She was selected as a CNN Hero in 2009 and was honored by President Obama for her work with women entrepreneurs in Jersey City.
We are super excited to have her as our honored guest in June. See details below if you are interested in attending.
NYWSE How She Does It Dinner Series:
Alfa Demmellash, co-founder Rising Tide Capital
Monday, June 27
6pm - 8pm
Crepes du Nord
17 South William Street
New York, NY 10004
"Well-behaved women seldom make history."
— Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Pretty (Bad Ass) In Pink. Current TV’s spot on Sampat Pal, who heads the Gulabai Gang, a revolutionary movement in India committed to protecting women against social malpractice, corrupt administrators, and abusive husbands.
(Um, this is kind of the coolest thing ever.)
