Marusthali Bunker Vikas Samiti

Meghwal, Rajasthan, India

Founded in 1991, UMBVS grew from famine relief activities undertaken by Urmul Trust, a nonprofit in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. The co-op began as a self-help group and has grown to provide a sustainable income and support network for an entire desert-dwelling artisan community. Their mission is to create a just and egalitarian social order in which there is space for everyone, especially the weakest and the most deflected, so they can stand on their own feet and live a life of dignity.