Children's Stories
On December 16, 2004, as part of GoodWeave's regular monitoring process, a GoodWeave inspector found Maila and immediately removed him from the factory. He was brought to Hamro Ghar, a GoodWeave rehabilitation center, where rescued child workers are provided food, shelter an education. At the time Maila was brought to the center, he was completely illiterate—but that soon changed. After completing his education there, he opted for vocational training in carpentry at the Kumbheswor Technical School. He also continued his studies in night school, with all of his expenses provided for by GoodWeave.
Click here to read more about Maila and other former child weavers rescued by the GoodWeave certification program. To view a slideshow of former child weavers portrayed in GoodWeave's traveling photo exhibit Faces of Freedom, click here.
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Jack and Merikay Green
When Dallas-based Interior Resources opened over 35 years ago, it was solely a commercial contract flooring company. Eight years later, owners Jack and Merikay Green restructured their business into a design trade flooring showroom. Since then, they have developed into a highly respected designer resource for exclusive carpet and rug lines.
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News & Events
Each $25 raffle ticket you purchase supports GoodWeave’s campaign to end child labor in the handmade rug industry and sponsor schooling for children in South Asia—and enters you to win Japanese Floral in Saffron donated by Florence Broadhurst Handmade Rugs by Cadrys and certified child-labor-free by GoodWeave. Buy tickets here.
- GoodWeave Among NGOs Featured in "Invisible: Slavery Today"
- October 8, 2010 - January 1,2011, Cincinnati, Ohio
GoodWeave, along with other NGOs, will be featured in the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center's exhibit, “Invisible: Slavery Today”."
- Faces of Freedom Showcased at the Michael Forsberg Gallery
- October 4 - 10, 2010, Lincoln, Neb.
Faces of Freedom will be on display at the Michael Forsberg Gallery in Lincoln, Nebraska. The exhibit coincides with the Textile Society of America Conference, held Oct. 6 – 9, and the Second Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking, held Sept. 30-Oct. 2.
News
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angelo: HOME, "good stuff, great cause," by Angelo Surmelis, August 9, 2010
ASID Icon, "Carpet with Conscience," July 29, 2010
HFN, "Raising the Bar on Standards for Home Furnishings Products," by Nina Smith, July 29, 2010
