TARA Projects (Trade Alternative Reform Action Projects) represents artisans in the north of India, working with producer partners in a radius of 125 miles around the Capital city of Delhi. (Delhi was the political center for several ancient empires, being situated on the banks of the Ganges River, one of the main stops on the trading routes across Asia.) Today Delhi suffers from overcrowding, congestion, air pollution and a lack of basic water and sanitation resources.