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Weaving Hope: redefining what’s possible for women and girls in rural India

Runtime: 10 minutes 50 seconds
Language: Hindi with English subtitles

This film is a product of the Solutions Storytelling Project, a Skoll Foundation-supported initiative from the Video Consortium that connects regional filmmakers and social innovators to produce solutions-focused s...

Weaving Hope: Virtual Premiere, Live Panel and Q&A (coming soon)

Event date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Watch: A recording will be available soon!

Produced in collaboration with the Video Consortium and supported by the Skoll Foundation, the film is part of the 2025 Solutions Storytelling Project: Asia fellowship.

The 10-minute film follows...

Representing survivor voices at the Sixth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labor

Posing in front of the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech, Morocco, where the Sixth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour is being held.

This February, I carried those experiences with me to the Sixth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour in Marrakech, ...

GoodWeave International welcomes new board members, announces governance transition

The organization also notes a board leadership transition, with Michelle Cross Fenty completing eight years of service, including time as Co-Chair, and long-time board member Charles “Chip” Lyons assuming the role.

The addition of Muhedini and Cornett strengthens the board’s expertis...

The hidden costs of Trump’s tariffs on global supply chains

A GoodWeave inspector at a factory worksite in Panipat, India, where weavers are preparing and repairing rugs. Photo credit: Selvaprakash Lakshmanan

According to Democrats on the bicameral Joint Committee, Trump’s tariffs are estimated to have added nearly $1,200 in costs for Amer...

New Report Documents Links Between Climate Impacts and Child and Forced Labor in Nepal

Brick kiln workers in Nepal. Photo credit: The Studio_M – thestudiom.com

WASHINGTON, September 24, 2025 – A new report from GoodWeave International and New ERA details how climate change is contributing to child and forced labor in Nepal’s carpet and brick sectors. The study c...

Together with Jan Sahas, GoodWeave expands protections for workers in India’s carpet supply chain

An awareness session at a worker community organized by GoodWeave and Jan Sahas in India. Photo credit: Jan Sahas

The project aims to unlock funds through existing, government-sponsored social security systems for worker communities in India, including Jaipur, Agra, and Chitrakoot/B...

An open letter calling for tariff accommodation for ethical American businesses and their Indian rug producers







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GoodWeave’s three-year project traces supply chains and reveals wage gaps in India and Nepal’s carpet sector

Carpet weavers work a loom in a worksite in India. Photo credit: The Studio_M – thestudiom.com

The project, implemented in India and Nepal, aimed to expand GoodWeave’s approach to addressing child labor in carpet manufacturing supply chains while examining wage challenges faced ...

GoodWeave partner brings certified rugs to Greenwich hotel amid US-India trade challenges

Eye Heart Hand’s custom ‘Leaf’ rug, certified by GoodWeave, in a harbor-facing salon at the Delamar Greenwich Harbor hotel.

They have been proud partners of ours for more than seven years. We seized the opportunity to meet at the Delamar Greenwich Harbor, a luxury boutique hot...