In 2025, Traid is proud to commit £59,977 to build on our work with the NGO GoodWeave to prevent child labour in the rug, textiles, and garment sector by supporting at-risk children and child labourers into education to create a brighter future.

In many textile communities across India and Nepal, severe poverty forces children to miss out on their education. Instead, they work to support their families, resulting in vastly reduced life chances. GoodWeave tackles these problems by working alongside communities to create pathways to education and life opportunities, reducing the risk of child labour and providing critical support for affected children.

Traid’s funding will:

• Benefit 800 girls aged 6–19 by providing access to 24 Child Friendly Communities (CFCs) including life skill classes to deliver education around sensitive topics such as child marriage, respect and empathy, equal rights, health, nutrition, hygiene, and an emphasis on regarding themselves as agents of change in their communities.
• Maintain and support 49 Girls Empowerment Groups
• Reduce child labour through education by running 27 Motivation and Learning Centres (MLCs) targeting 570 children. The MLCs are play-based learning models using language and number cards which do not stigmatise children who have fallen behind in their education.
• Provide early education and support for children in Nepal across the Bagmati Gandaki and Lumbini Province.
• Rehabilitate over 50 survivors of child labour either in the community or at the ‘Hamro Ghar’ (Our Home) Transit Home in Nepal. This facility is an inclusive, safe environment that supports children including support with school fees, counselling, and monitoring to reduce the risk of re-trafficking.

GoodWeave’s work is built around innovative, child centred education, life skills and rehabilitation to stop and prevent continued exploitation. For example, inspections of textile worksites, rescuing children from trafficking, and vitally, supporting each child’s individual rehabilitation journey.

GoodWeave’s remediation work addresses the ‘educational void’ for girls, who are at high risk of experiencing child labour, child marriage, and exploitation. This model also tackles the lack of awareness within textile communities about mental and physical well-being, health, personal ambitions, and the value of education. By bridging these gaps, GoodWeave aims to prevent girls from dropping out of school and falling prey to exploitation.

Together with GoodWeave, we aim to foster a future where every child has the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive from a life free from child labour. Find out more about GoodWeave here. If you would like to support Traid’s work donate here.