Me, Bertram and Linna, our field staff, were in West Timor to evaluate our first Mama Kapas harvest. A lot has happened since we started working here in 2020. But, we weren't prepared for the results of all the work that has been done.
It is already close to midnight when we finally arrive in East Java. We are tired from the five hour drive from the airport but also very excited about our mission: We are here to kick off a natural dye capacity building program that will stretch over the entire 2 years. Together with a...
After our trip last month, we have been testing different initiatives in the village to find what works. This week, we are back to test and document the effectiveness of each program. During one of our surveys, we found out that most of the weavers are and have been traditionally a...
