In 2012 in the small town of Pokhara, Nepal I discovered the Women’s Skill Development Organization (WSDO). Since their inception over forty years ago, the WSDO has affected the lives of thousands of artisans. 

The WSDO is a non-profit organization born out of Nepal’s rich heritage of traditional handicrafts. Started in 1975, the WSDO specializes in handwoven cotton products. It is a completely self-sufficient organization with a purpose, providing handicraft related training and skills to underprivileged women so they may become self-reliant. Many of these women come from rural villages and have been widowed, divorced, handicapped, abused, or estranged from their families and communities. WSDO provides training in various areas of handicraft production such as dying, weaving, material cutting, sewing, and even business management. It is with these skills that these women and their children may create a better quality of life for themselves.

We immediately fell in love with the WSDO, and their cause, and Handwoven with Love began to take shape. Beginning with this one women’s organization in Nepal, Handwoven with Love has grown to showcase many different fair trade organizations for you to love and offers an array of ways for you to support artisans across the globe.

Handwoven with Love strives to promote the careers, well-being, education, and financial stability of artisans from all over the world by bringing their handmade goods to the market.

with Love from,

Ashley

Founder + Owner