Atma: Refugee Artisan Initiative

Atma: Refugee Artisan Initiative Atma sells artisanal items hand-made by local refugee women.

Atma was founded by three Franklin & Marshall alumni, May Aung '12, Judith Stapeleton '12, and Rukhshana Tuli '12. Aung and Stapleton hatched the idea for Atma in December 2011 during a trip to King of Prussia Mall, where they visited Ten Thousand Villages, a nonprofit organization that sells handmade crafts produced by artisans in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. With the popular

fair-trade store serving as inspiration, they decided to create an artisan organization to benefit the growing refugee population in Lancaster. Through previous contact with local refugees, Aung and Tuli realized that many refugee women had artisanal skills and if provided a forum, they can create beautiful items.

Our organization was featured in the F&M magazine!http://magazine.fandm.edu/2012/06/05/students-launch-refugee-artisan-i...
06/12/2012

Our organization was featured in the F&M magazine!

http://magazine.fandm.edu/2012/06/05/students-launch-refugee-artisan-initiative/

On May 12, graduating seniors May Aung, Judith Stapleton and Rukhshana Tuli began making the transition to post-college life. Before then, they were helping local residents make transitions of their own—to a new country. They launched “Atma: The Refugee Artisan Initiative,” a program designed to ...

04/24/2012

Atma won $250 for the best decorated table at the Annual Student Clubs Fair! Thank you to those who voted and thank you especially to Sarah G., Kacy W., and Jessica C. for decorating the table!

04/22/2012
04/21/2012

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