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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how the ease of accessing vaccines and other important lifesaving health treatments greatly depends on where you live. In India, while urban centers have recently seen a rise in COVID-19 vaccination rates, rural and minority communities remain disproportionately unvaccinated due to lack of access

Press Release, 8 October 2021, Kathmandu visit label-step.org/artisan-villages for more information UKaid सीप and Label STEP Showcase New Success Model for Expanded Jobs and Inclusive Growth of the Nepali Carpet Industry Today, UKaid Skills for Employment (सीप) Programme and Label STEP, commemorated the innovations and impacts that are unfolding

Afghanistan’s carpet industry represents one of the country’s most important economic sectors, providing employment to over one million Afghans, most of them women in rural areas. Today, Afghans are facing a triple crisis with an uncertain future after decades of armed conflict, a natural disaster in the form of

The Psychosocial Impacts of COVID-19 in Pakistan For weavers and workers worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic instigated, worsened or exposed a myriad of issues that range from economic to emotional. The exact nature of the issues, however, is distinct to the unique circumstances of each community. In Pakistan, as in

COVID-19’s Impact on Handmade Carpet Industry Lockdowns and other preventative health measures of the global COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the supply chains of carpet manufacturers and weavers worldwide. The low demands for labour and corresponding job insecurities worsened the already precarious financial situations of many workers in the industry. For

The fight against the coronavirus pandemic isn’t over yet. In many rug and carpet producing countries, including India and Nepal, COVID-19 infections are surging again. The latest wave of the pandemic is hitting weavers in South Asia particularly hard. Your ongoing support will help weavers and their families through