There are loads of "awareness days" everything from Earth Day to Friendship Day and even a Have a Hug Day. But the one we love the best is on December 3rd, The International Day for Persons with Disabilities, which is today. What we like is that it is an opportunity to talk about disability and make sure that some of the nonsense and myths are aired and people encouraged to think a little differently. So here goes. A friend interviewing a blind woman recently was shocked to

A week or so ago MESH conducted a really happy workshop training seven  people from five producer groups in how to take good production photographs and videos using just their mobile phones. We were amazingly lucky to be able to hold the training in Kiran Village, a wonderful centre that provides education, physiotherapy, early intervention strategies and vocational training for people with disabilities. Located about 35 km the Hindu holy city of Varanasi it has a really very

Anyone remember these niwar wooden cots with turned legs, and cool cotton webbing? They are wonderful to sleep on in the summer when...

In June, on International Yoga Day, we were excited to hold a yoga event for the launch of a new yoga collection called Pics & Poses. A...

Kiran artist. Recently I had a chance to visit Atelier Shanti a weaving and embroidery unit in Puducherry right beside the sea.  They...

In a world where inclusivity is a growing priority, two inspiring NGOs stands out for their efforts to empower individuals with...

The organization, called MESH whose full name is the same as its aim and purpose, that is, to Maximise Employment to Serve the...

This is the time of year when we celebrate Indian Handlooms; we are especially glad to bring attention to one of the weaving groups we...

There are some very clever Instagram posts trying to get people thinking about the causes of environmental degradation.  This one above...

Ask ChatGPT about Fair Trade and it very nicely tells you this:- Fair trade is a trading partnership aimed at promoting sustainability,...

Some years ago I visited Nav Prabuthi Trust (NPT), an Indian organization training and employing men and women with autism.  It was an...

We have sold hand-woven cotton tea towels in Europe and N. America for many years.   They are a great utilitarian product and are made to...

We love Christmas in MESH, we have a small tree in the shop which we decorate with balls, bells and stars from Kashmir and this year with...

In MESH we have been thinking again about gifting and what we would like to be offering our customers. A consistent thought is how to...

For the longest time MESH had to do any design work, long distance from the MESH office in Delhi. Covid restirictions prevented us from...

As we begin the week running up to World Fair Trade Day on May 14th, I thought to share an example of how we do fair trade in MESH. The...

MESH was 40 years old last year! We had grand plans to celebrate but the pandemic put paid to that so we have slipped into the 41st year...

Recently, when we were recruiting a designer for MESH, I was most interested to see work in the candidates’ portfolios on two subjects;...

IM Swedish Development Partner wanted to buy some bags that could be used for a campaign they were running and Thomas asked if MESH could...

Yesterday evening I received a stash of pictures and videos from a disabled people’s organization (DPO) called Divyang Adikar Manch way...