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GoodWeave works to end illegal child labor in the carpet industry and to offer educational opportunities to children in South Asia.

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Children's Stories

Maili was born in Ramban, Bara district, in the mid-region of Nepal. The strained smile on her face developed five years ago when she became an orphan. Her mother died during childbirth and out of grief her father committed suicide.

Click here to read more about Maili 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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Beth, Sallie and Brian Hughes

The SR Hughes design group offers a stunning collection of classic modern furniture complemented by a selection of Odegard rugs that prominently display their GoodWeave certification. Through their affiliation with GoodWeave, SR Hughes applauds Odegard’s ongoing efforts to help hundreds of thousands of South Asian children who are exploited by the handmade carpet industry.

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The 2010 GoodWeave Rug Raffle is Underway!

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.