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April 15, 2024

Healing and hope for child labor survivors in Nepal

Written by Silvia Mera.

It is a sunny early afternoon in Kathmandu, Nepal. The streets, though not bustling, hum with the occasional passing motorbike and the cheerful laughter of children walking hand in hand with their mothers. As I ascend the stairs to the top floor of “Hamro Ghar...

April 20, 2018

Notes from Nepal

Amol Mehra, one of our Board of Directors wrote about his recent journey from an incredible four days with Kate Francis, the Senior Advisor to GooodWeave International, in Nepal. Here, he shares how profound the experience was to meet with the GoodWeave Nepal staff, tour licensee factories and ev...

April 9, 2018

GoodWeave India’s Frontline Leader Vinti

One way that GoodWeave differentiates itself is with its inspections staff. They have deep experience and are rooted in the communities in which they work. Originally from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh in India, Vinti Singal, one of our Supply Chain Sustainability Specialists, has worked on human reso...

October 19, 2017

The Great British Paint and Rug Match

The names of Farrow & Ball and The Rug Company can be found on the wish list for many an interio...

June 23, 2017

Global Corporations Partner with GoodWeave to Drive Change

Whilst there is estimated to be over 168 million children toiling in this world, there has never been more activity to raise awareness of their plight. Consumers, many of whom unwittingly buy products made by children, and companies, some of which have little idea who really makes their products,...

May 23, 2017

UK Funding to Spearhead New GoodWeave Programmes

GoodWeave International has been named as one of ten successful bidders for a share of the first Modern Slavery Innovation Fund, initiated by the UK Government

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March 14, 2017

GoodWeave Teams up with UNICEF and TEPC to Boost Child-Labour-Free Rug Sector in Nepal

GoodWeave and UNICEF in Nepal in association with Trade and Export Promotion Centre of the Government of Nepal (TEPC) are launching a high profile, joint initiative to secure government incentiv...