By Karen Piegorsch | Project Director
More and more weavers and organizations are expressing interest in making the ergonomic bench available to backstrap weavers. We share their eagerness!
The demand is obvious and the need is clear: relief from pain and disability, and increased earning potential for women artisans who depend on their textile craft for their survival.
We’ve made tremendous progress. Preparations are approx. 85% complete for the start-up kit that will enable carpenters to make the bench. The donations this project has received through GlobalGiving through 2008 have been used to help produce the educational video, and create the engineering diagrams. Thank you for helping make this possible!
Synergo Arts is committed to a grassroots approach that helps artisan communities become self-sufficient rather than dependent on outside support. We seek to help the local people establish their own infrastructure for the bench, including fabrication, promotion, distribution, microfinance, and training.
Thank you for your support!
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