Like you, we are following the news of the worst garment building disaster in Bangladesh's history and mourn for the lost lives and injured workers. Continue to ask where your clothes are made and under what working conditions. If they are cheap, there's a reason.
What can you do?
Enjoy photos from Thailand, Laos & Burma
Get a taste of our travels through our Facebook Photo Albums (open to all, not just Facebook users):
- Thailand/Laos Trip 2012-13
Follow Ellen's photo journal of this year's trip.
- Burma/Myanmar 2013
And explore this newly opening country with us.
- Buddhist Architecture in Burma
Enjoy a selection of black and white photographs.
- Textile Visits: Thailand, Laos & Myanmar/Burma 2012-2013
Learn about local weaving groups, lotus silk and fair trade.
Supporting children's literacy in Laos
Another book party sponsored by TAMMACHAT Natural Textiles (thanks to our customers) was held on Jan. 7, 2013 in Ban Naborn, a village in rural Laos. At the end of the party, held at the village school, all the kids got a free book of their own in the Lao language,
nearly always the first book they've ever owned. Then the book party
team left more books with the school, so they can trade their book for a
different one after they've read it. Big Brother Mouse left a total of
221 books.
Here are a few pictures from that day. On the Big Brother Mouse website, there's a fuller description of what happens at each of these events.
From Big Brother Mouse:
"It was an exciting day for all of the children, and we expect many of them will always remember it -- both because they had fun, and for the magic of opening a fun book for the first time, and discovering the new world that opens up. Thank you for making this possible!"
Big Brother Mouse held book parties in more than 900 rural schools in 2012 – up from 544 in 2011. In 2012 alone, more than 270,000 books were donated to children in Laos! If you'd like a PDF copy of the 2012 Annual Report from Big Brother Mouse, truly an inspiration on literacy development, we'd be happy to send you one. Email us with your request.
Sponsor your own book party (or the publication of a new book) and make a difference in the life and future of a child in Laos.
Here are a few pictures from that day. On the Big Brother Mouse website, there's a fuller description of what happens at each of these events.
From Big Brother Mouse:
"It was an exciting day for all of the children, and we expect many of them will always remember it -- both because they had fun, and for the magic of opening a fun book for the first time, and discovering the new world that opens up. Thank you for making this possible!"
Big Brother Mouse held book parties in more than 900 rural schools in 2012 – up from 544 in 2011. In 2012 alone, more than 270,000 books were donated to children in Laos! If you'd like a PDF copy of the 2012 Annual Report from Big Brother Mouse, truly an inspiration on literacy development, we'd be happy to send you one. Email us with your request.
Sponsor your own book party (or the publication of a new book) and make a difference in the life and future of a child in Laos.
