State of the Weavers

Carpet weaving has been woven by hand for centuries and follows ancient cultural traditions.

This allows millions of people to earn a living and maintain their heritage. The weavers are the industries most effected by COVID-19 & the current global crisis.

Located in rural areas with limited resources and mainly home based workers.

Agencies such as Label Step, Turquoise Mountain & Good Weave have stepped in.

PAO has been in contact with both Turquoise Mountain & Label Step, making it a priority for us to donate & help them as much as possible. We work with these companies alongside our manufacturers in supporting weavers and workers primarily in Afghanistan, Nepal, India and Pakistan.

Label Step, a fair trade organization committed to enhancing the well-being of weavers and their families. Label Step has distributed basic food packages to over 6,000 in Nepal just this week & more than 800 weavers in Afghanistan.

Turquoise Mountain, a partner with Label Step, has also begun an initiative to raise money for 100 of the most vulnerable carpet weaving families in Northern Afghanistan, a province that has been hit the hardest in the area. This will cover their basic needs for the month of May. Afghanistan, already in turmoil compounded with COVID-19 has become an acute humanitarian crisis.

Our friends throughout the rug community are stepping up &
we encourage our friends & clients to do the same if possible. One months supply of food costs $100 per family. Even a small contribution can have a massive impact in these communities.

Ways YOU can help those effected:
Label Step:
https://www.label-step.org/en/news/covid-19/
Turquoise Mountain:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/turquoise-mountain-covid-response
Good Weave:
https://goodweave.networkforgood.com/projects/96203-covid-19-child-and-worker-protection-fund