Children displaced by decades of violence experience happiness through the simple gesture of receiving a toy. Not just any toy, but more uniquely, dolls that signify and reflect their tradition and heritage.
WEAVE’s Karen Dolls are made by displaced women living in the camps who participate in our Income Generation Project (IGP). The [...]

Why not use your purchases to support a cause?
This holiday season is fast approaching but, unfortunately, it comes at a time of global economic hardships. So it makes sense more than ever to commit to socially responsible consumerism and to purchase gifts that truly fit our values. Using our purchasing power gives [...]

WEAVE’s work began in 1990- eighteen years ago this year.
1990. Two years after the student uprising in Burma. The military junta consolidated its powers and closed its door to the international community. Massive human rights violations were grossly committed which resulted to the continued fleeing of the pro-democracy movement activists to the bordering countries. [...]

WEAVE was invited along with over 40 international organizations as representatives at the Asia Indigenous People’s Fair: Celebrating the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People . WEAVE is extremely proud to be able to contribute to such a critical event helping to enhance solidarity among people around the globe.
Hundreds of community [...]

Every product has a story…
WEAVE products are increasingly becoming internationally recognized because of partnerships forged with socially and environmentally conscious companies like To-Go Ware. Their mission is to make innovative, reusable and environmentally conscious products that provide solutions and inspire communities around the world to participate in the process of change. Inspired by [...]

In partnership with the Hesperian Foundation, WEAVE released the first adapted Burmese version of the internationally renowned health handbook, Where Women Have No Doctor. This women’s health resource guide has been published in numerous languages. WEAVE is proud to have been able to contribute to such a valuable resource especially for Burmese health workers and [...]