Rugs provide our homes with warmth and cosiness - but unfortunately the living conditions of the people behind the rug production are often characterized by the exact opposite. Especially child labor is still a problem. We at benuta have been an active member of Care & Fair for many years and support measures and projects aimed at successively limiting and abolishing illegal child labor.
The key factors that promote child abduction are the bad or even completely absent educational opportunities in the classic manufacturing countries such as India, Nepal and Pakistan - and this is precisely where we come in: With the construction of the benuta school in Mowaiya, we aim to create a new learning and development space for 320 children - and by that paving them the way to a self-determined and secure future. For us, this is an affair of the heart!
The village of Mowaiya, located about five kilometers north of the district town of Mirzapur, is currently home to about 40,000 people spread across ten villages. As in many other regions in India, the educational opportunities for children are either very inadequate or non-existent. The total of five state schools that exist in the entire area are far from sufficient. Many children in Mowaiya are therefore currently unable to attend school due to space problems in the existing schools and lack of teachers.
With the construction of the new school building, we are creating a new perspective for the future of local children. The planned two-story school building will accommodate 320 students - regardless their denomination - from the first to the eighth grade. In addition to the general school subjects, the children will also learn the basic rules of hygiene and life with the help of trained educators and will thus be prepared in the best possible way for an autonomous future.
Adult education will also find a place in the new building. It will provide space for 40 women to learn basic school skills in reading, arithmetic and writing as well as manual work, thus improving their position in society and the family.
Since 1994, Care & Fair - Teppichhandel gegen Kinderarbeit e.V. has been advocating for children and families of rug weavers in Nepal, Pakistan and India. Their focal point is especially the promotion of school education, safe health care and adult education.
At the start of our passion project, your purchases in our shop did some good. For each purchase, 1 € went towards building the benuta School - and together, we managed to raise an incredible 25,000 €. Thank you for believing in our vision of a fair future for all and for joining us in making the world a better place.
