Big Brother Mouse launches new, silent reading program in Laos

News from Laos! On Nov. 5, 2013, TAMMACHAT Natural Textiles sponsored a book party to launch a new, daily silent reading program in a rural Lao school through Big Brother Mouse, an innovative, Lao-run and Lao-staffed publishing social enterprise. 

 

You can also give a gift of books and share the love of reading: sponsor a reading program in a rural school yourself. Contact Big Brother Mouse at www.bigbrothermouse.com; click on Donate or Sponsor for details.

 

 

Bringing more books to children in Laos

TAMMACHAT Natural Textiles supports another book party and new silent reading program in a rural school in Laos through Big Brother Mouse, an innovative Lao publishing company.

Textiles & Books: What's the Connection?

In 2007, when we first visited Luang Prabang, a UNESCO world heritage town in northern Laos, we discovered Big Brother Mouse. We write often about this exciting social enterprise, a Lao-owned and -run book publishing venture that makes reading and literacy fun for kids.

We sell textiles, handwoven by women in rural Laos and Thailand. We do this to help women support their families, communities and traditions. And to share their beautiful, naturally dyed textiles with women (and men) in North America. We follow fair trade principles, as set out by the World Fair Trade Organization. Part of our work is to support community development.