"The handmade carpet industry exploits nearly 300,000 children in South Asia and is a major “employer” of child labor. Children ages 4 to 14 are kidnapped or trafficked, then sold into debt bondage or forced labor. They are subject to malnutrition, impaired vision and deformities from sitting long hours in cramped loom sheds. They suffer respiratory diseases from inhaling wool fibers and wounds from using sharp tools."
my wife is an extraordinary person. she is a beautiful artist who is using her talent to help put an end to the abduction and abuse of 'carpet kids'. she created Deliante Designs and she designs custom, handmade rugs from india. at the heart of the what and the why is her partnership with rugmark. a percentage of each rug she designs and sells goes to rescuing these children, placing them in schools, and providing for some of their everyday needs.
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some of my wife's designs
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