About Us
Dharavimarket.com is a Social Enterprise focusing on the holistic development of the Craftsmen and locals of Dharavi. It’s a for profit platform which generates more business and jobs for the skilled artisans by selling their products online, attracting more corporate sales and getting manufacturing orders for brands in India and abroad.
‘90 FEET’ is our registered brand for Dharavi where we create high quality, luxurious leather products by sourcing the best raw materials and get it made by trained craftsmen of Dharavi.
The unbranded but thoroughly checked for quality ‘Designed in Dharavi’ collection is designed and handcrafted completely by the local artisans who source the materials on their own.
Our NGO arm‘Wayshowers Foundation’ focuses on the skills and vocational training of the Craftsmen so that goods of export quality with latest technology can be made here while also giving certain benefits to their families in the sectors of health, education, sanitation.
We have won several awards since our inception in August 2014 and have been covered by both Indian and international media extensively including BBC, Al Jazeera, Forbes, The Economic Times, etc.
About Founder
Megha Gupta is the founder of Dharavimarket.com and its NGO Wayshowers Foundation. Working with communities and collaborating with like minded professionals for creating social equality is her passion. Her first 7yrs job experience as a journalist and a city planner helped her understand how to work around the system, focus on grassroot level development, small solutions which bring about substantial change, be inclusive and create win/win models for sustainable, egalitarian growth. Her recent Tedx Talk talk chronicles her story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcU4lfMWNIA
About NGO
Our registered NGO ‘Wayshowers Foundation’ focuses on the skills and vocational training of the Craftsmen so that goods of export quality with latest technology can be made here while also giving certain benefits to their families in the sectors of health, education, sanitation.
We have won several awards since our inception in August 2014 and have been covered by both Indian and international media extensively including BBC, Al Jazeera, Forbes, The Economic Times, etc.
Best price and quality,
Complete customisation/personalisation and designer support
Generate employment
Each sale contributes to Vocational and skills training of local craftsmen
Digital Design documentation for preservation of arts and involvement of gen next.
sustainable
