{"id":21999,"date":"2025-09-16T16:23:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T10:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/?p=21999"},"modified":"2025-09-16T16:23:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T10:53:35","slug":"18th-yellow-ribbon-ngo-fair-yrnf-grameen-bharat-mahotsav","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/?p=21999","title":{"rendered":"18th Yellow Ribbon NGO Fair (YRNF) \u2013 Grameen Bharat Mahotsav"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Celebrating Livelihoods, Crafts, and Sustainability 18th \u2013 22nd September 2025 | Creaticity, Yerawada, Pune | 11 AM \u2013 9 PM | Free Entry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pune: The Ishanya Foundation<\/strong>, in collaboration with NABARD<\/strong>, proudly presents the 18th Yellow Ribbon NGO Fair (YRNF) \u2013 Grameen Bharat Mahotsav<\/strong>, a five-day celebration of India\u2019s rich traditions, sustainable crafts, and community-driven innovations. The fair will be held at Creaticity, Yerawada, Pune<\/strong> from 18th to 22nd September 2025<\/strong>, 11 AM to 9 PM<\/strong>.
The event will be inaugurated by Mrs. Zarina Screwvala<\/strong>, Managing Trustee, Swades Foundation<\/strong>, and Mrs. Parul Mehta<\/strong>, Managing Trustee, Ishanya Foundation<\/strong> and Mrs Rashmi Darad-CGM NABARD.

This year\u2019s theme, \u201cExplore, Embrace, Evolve\u201d<\/strong>, highlights the incredible journey of India\u2019s artisans, farmers, weavers, NGOs, and social enterprises<\/strong>. The fair brings together 3,000+ unique products<\/strong> from 20+ states<\/strong>, offering visitors an opportunity to shop, learn, and celebrate livelihoods with dignity<\/strong> where shopping becomes giving, culture becomes celebration and every purchase tells a story.
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Highlights of YRNF 2025<\/strong>
\u2022 <\/strong>3000+ handcrafted & eco-friendly products<\/strong> from <\/strong>20+ states<\/strong>
\u2022 Direct interactions<\/strong>with NGOs, artisans, farmers & weavers
\u2022 Handcrafted textiles & weaves<\/strong>: sarees, stoles, shawls & heritage fabrics
\u2022 Organic & natural produce<\/strong>: <\/strong>honey, dry fruits, jaggery, spices, millets, vegetables & more
\u2022 Upcycled & recycled innovations<\/strong>promoting sustainability
\u2022 Lifestyle & festive d\u00e9cor<\/strong>: <\/strong>baskets, totes, paintings, artefacts & gifting ideas
\u2022 Eco-friendly cookware<\/strong>: <\/strong>clay, terracotta, black stone & wooden products
\u2022 Authentic Maharashtrian delicacies<\/strong>at live food stalls \u2013 <\/strong>Puran Poli, Thalipeeth, Pithla Bhakri, millet rotis<\/strong> and more<\/strong>
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Beyond Shopping \u2013 An Experience for Everyone: <\/strong>The Yellow Ribbon NGO Fair offers much more<\/strong> <\/strong>than <\/strong>products. It is a <\/strong>family-friendly celebration<\/strong> <\/strong>packed with experiences:<\/strong>
\u2022 <\/strong>Conversations with makers<\/strong>about crafts, farming, weaving & sustainability
\u2022 Trampoline Park & Play Zone<\/strong>for children
\u2022 Hourly lucky draws<\/strong>to add to the festive spirit
\u2022 Live Food Counters<\/strong>
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A Platform That Creates Impact and which gives you no middle man and becomes cost effective. <\/strong>Every stall at YRNF represents a story of empowerment, inclusion, and resilience. By shopping at the fair, visitors directly contribute to:<\/strong>
\u2022 <\/strong>Women empowerment & livelihood programs<\/strong>
\u2022 Weaver & artisan sustenance<\/strong>
\u2022 Organic farming & rural upliftment<\/strong>
\u2022 Youth skill development & employment<\/strong>
\u2022 Mental health and inclusion initiatives<\/strong>
\u2022 Empowerment & inclusion of differently abled, visually impaired, deaf & mute<\/strong>
\u2022 Sustainable living through recycling & upcycling projects<\/strong>
 \u201cThe Yellow Ribbon NGO Fair is not just a marketplace \u2013 it is a celebration of livelihoods, traditions, and sustainability,\u201d said Mrs. Parul Mehta<\/strong>, Managing Trustee, Ishanya Foundation<\/strong>. \u201cEach purchase contributes towards empowering women, sustaining farming and weaving communities, supporting mental health initiatives, and preserving India\u2019s rich craft heritage and much more\u2026\u2026\u201d.
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Website:<\/strong> www.ishanyafoundation.org
Facebook:<\/strong> @ishanyafoundation
Instagram:<\/strong> @ishanyafoundation
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Celebrating Livelihoods, Crafts, and Sustainability 18th \u2013 22nd September 2025 | Creaticity, Yerawada, Pune | 11 AM \u2013 9 PM | Free Entry Pune: The Ishanya Foundation, in collaboration with NABARD, proudly presents the 18th Yellow Ribbon NGO Fair (YRNF) \u2013 Grameen Bharat Mahotsav, a five-day celebration of India\u2019s rich traditions, sustainable crafts, and community-driven […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,78],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pune","category-social-activity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21999"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22001,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21999\/revisions\/22001"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}