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Aftertaste Foundation Empowers Women Through Art and Craft
Shalini Datta moved from Kolkata to Mumbai to help people.
She started a group called Aftertaste Foundation that teaches women how to make art and craft items.
These women make things like journals, bags, and lamps.
They sell them at shows and to companies.
The program helps women earn money, feel confident, and give their children a better future.
Shalini Datta founded Aftertaste Foundation after moving from Kolkata to Mumbai to address inequality.
The NGO trains underserved women in art and craft to create over 100 handcrafted products.
Women produce items such as journals, bags, lamps, and decorative hangings for exhibitions and corporate orders.
The program emphasizes community‑based work near homes, accommodating household responsibilities.
Aftertaste aims to break intergenerational poverty by building skills, confidence, and financial independence.
- Who
- Shalini Datta and Aftertaste Foundation
- What
- Empowering underserved women through art and craft training
- Where
- Mumbai, India
- When
- Why
- To break intergenerational poverty and create sustainable livelihoods
Key facts
- Founder
- Shalini Datta
- Location
- Mumbai, India
- Products
- 100+ handcrafted items
- Exhibitions
- 75-80 per year
- Target Beneficiaries
- Underserved women and single mothers
Quotes
Shalini Datta
Founder of Aftertaste Foundation
“I spent the first 10 years of my career as a technologist, but over time I found myself questioning the growing inequalities I witnessed around me. What strengthened my resolve even more was the widespread belief that nothing would ever change. Instead of accepting that, I decided I wanted to be part of the change.”
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