Its been along time since I have been wanting to write about MESH-Maximising Employment to Serve the Handicapped.From the time ,I have read about them ,I knew i had to write about them .
MESH is an Indian organisation practicing Fair Trade with disabled and leprosy affected crafts artisans, for their rehabilitation.MESH has shops in New Delhi and Hyderabad and work with disabled artisans from all over India.To provide opportunities for disabled people and people affected by leprosy to achieve social and economic integration by trading.
GOALS
To provide opportunities for disabled people and their dependents, especially those affected by leprosy, to be rehabilitated in order to become self-sufficient
To train disabled people to produce goods suited to their capabilities
To serve as a guide in the selection of what will sell best
To assist in obtaining raw materials
To ensure prompt payment for goods to provide constant cash flow and working capital for continued production
To maintain quality control
To provide guidance to village industries in developing cost sheets which include fair wages for the artisans as well as overheads and profits
To secure orders with the aim of providing full-time employment for disabled people
To secure orders with the aim of providing full-time employment for disabled people
The MESH has a Design Studio on its own..MESH Design Studio opened in February 2008 with financial support from IM Soir, a Swedish Development Organisation committed to Fair Trade.
MESH design studios helps to provide high quality design and product development support as an on-going service of MESH through a design studio. Thereby to allow regular orders and increased economic security to the disabled people that supply MESH.
To encourage young people from the target community to undertake appropriate higher education that will enable the groups to do more of their own design work in-homes.
They also undertake long term and short term workshops for the artisans and helps find prospective clients for MESH
made from sisal fibres
some assorted products
vegetable dyed bed sheets
coasters from fibres
jute cushion covers
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wooden designs
CD cases
Different types of printed bags
love the designs on this rug bag
lovely colored bags for college goers and laptops
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Contact MESH at
5,Local shopping complex,
Uday park,New Delhi
Links http://www.mesh.org.in
Meshdesigns blog at http://meshdesigns.wordpress.com/
Pictures courtesy:MESH,Fair trade forum
View of the garden from the verandah
plants welcome you on the steps leading to the entrance
on to the side of the steps you can relax here in the garden
front view of the entrance ,
the verandah has got lot of seating options,amongst plants and antiques
antique wooden phoenix
a beautiful swing and the shadows welcome you in the morning
a tea there was a bliss
Relax here ..
beautiful grill and patterns and plants hanging
candles,antique vessels and lotus floating are all in the verandah
as you enter form the verandah in to the main hall,on to the sides are the two beautiful rooms.
the green room in shades of green
a view of the main hall
the antique seater
the dining area
the kitchen has tiles collected personally by alpana and grewal from different places of the world and wooden work area
dining area,subtle light enchants me 
outside the main hall,facing the hills you have various seating options,to warm your senses and have tea
doesnt this mesmerize you?the shadows?
the swimming pool where we had quality time
if you are not swimming,pl relax ,put your feet high and bask in the warm glory
the garden area,where i took umpteen shots,but its difficult to showcase all the images..just the walk area
botanical prints on the walls,orchids
the fire area in the master suite
the head board in the master suite
