Saturday, March 3, 2012

Celebrating women's stories at home and abroad

Ten Thousand Villages, MEDA impact lives of women and their families through fair trade

Indian dancers from the Swastini Dance Group led by Swati and Nidhi Juthani swirled over the stage at Victoria Park Pavilion in Kitchener on March 27. Both traditional and "Bollywood" styles were showcased to welcome Roopa Mehta from India to "Women's stories/Women's hope: An international celebration" of fair trade hosted by Ten Thousand Villages (TTV) and Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA).

Mehta, with a master of business administration degree from Delhi University, began her business career as the chief executive officer of her family's textile manufacturing and …

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