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GoodWeave works to end child labor in the carpet industry and to offer educational opportunities to children in Nepal, India and Afghanistan.

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Children's Stories

Unlike the three siblings with whom she lived, Kumari was not permitted to go to school; she spent her days at home, doing of all the family's domestic work by herself. The reason was tragically simple: she was a girl, and her three siblings were boys.

Click here to read more about Kumari 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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CariniLang

For Joseph and Aurelie of CariniLang, a rug’s essence must appeal to both the eyes and the heart. Much more than a simple floor covering, each carpet represents the energy of all the individuals involved in its making, and a rug made with child labor carries a negative energy that can be seen in the carpet and felt in the room. CariniLang’s participation in the GoodWeave certification program ensures that the rugs convey beauty, inside and out.

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CNN Three-Part Series on GoodWeave

Part One: "GoodWeave Works to End Nepal Child Labor"

Part Two: "Nepal Crisis Pushing Children into Slavery"

Part Three: "Certifying Your Rug is Slave Labor-Free"

GoodWeave Featured on the CNN Freedom Project: April 4, 2011–March 30, 2012; The CNN Freedom Project to fight modern slavery launched March 7. This year-long global initiative looks to untangle the complicated web of criminal enterprises trading in human life – and highlight those successfully fighting it. GoodWeave is among leading anti-slavery organizations followed throughout the year, beginning with this piece showcasing GoodWeave’s unique market-based approach to ending child labor in the rug industry this April. Two follow-up stories, featuring exclusive footage of GoodWeave's operations in Nepal, reveal the the lives of rescued children and the economics of child labor in the rug industry. See the CNN Freedom Project blog for more information.