16/08/2026
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๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐๐ฏ
Following a hectic week at the ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐๐ฏ held from 12 - 15 August 2026 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, MaolKeki Foundation is pleased to announce a successful first venture outside of Manipur to find markets for Self Help Groups ( ) and Agri Entrepreneurs ( ) from .
The said SHGs, comprising of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), and AEs are unable to pay the participation fee and cover the travel, food and lodging costs involved in participating at such a trade fair on their own. So, with the kind support of the , we were able to pull resources together by collecting products from 20 SHGs and six AEs. A total of 1,500 SKUs were then sent to Delhi by air cargo in time for the trade fair.
Our stall was visited by over a thousand people over the four days of the fair. Many bought the items on display while some placed bulk orders for future delivery including an order for 200 branded bags and five metric tonnes of lemon grass. We were also privileged to have the ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ก๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ช๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ง ๐ฝ๐๐ข๐ค๐ก ๐ผ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐ข, visit us on the last day along with his wife, Smt. Olivia Thounaojam. As a show of support, the Honourable MP bought tens of items which the IDPs and AEs will very much appreciate. Earlier on the last day, ๐๐ข๐ฉ. ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐, ๐ฟ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ข๐๐ง๐๐, Government of Manipur, also personally visited us. On the first day of the trade fair, we were also very honoured to have the presence of the first woman ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ก ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฉ. ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃโ๐จ ๐พ๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ in 145 years, ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ง ๐๐ช๐จ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ก๐๐๐จ, and Dr. Silika Mohapatra, Assistant Professor and the Faculty Coordinator for the Alumni Office. It may be noted that our founder Trustee, Dr. Shachi Gurumayum, is a Stephanian. We are also pleased to say that ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ , a Manipuri restaurant in Delhi, also secured 10 chilli bottles to offer to their customers.
The success of the event was a true team effort bringing together members from the Livelihoods project and the Digital Enablement Agency project who started planning months back, worked with the SHGs and AEs to procure their products despite the sociopolitical issues in Manipur, and ensured that the products arrived on time. Over four long days, the team sold much of the inventory only requiring a small number of unsold products to be sent back to Manipur.
We are thankful to everyone who visited our stall, and grateful to those who loved and bought various products. This success is a testament to the hard work the team has put into selecting, training, developing and monitoring the and to work diligently to deliver the highest quality products.
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