About this project
"I don't know how to truly thank you all for everything you are doing for me and the women of my cooperative. I don't know how I will be able to repay you all, how I can thank you, or how I am going to repay you all for the good things you do for them". – Hayat, Morocco
Just last summer this powerful message was sent from the president of a weaving cooperative in Midelt, Morocco to the community of Nest supporters. This message of hope and appreciation was tragically followed this January by the news that one of the members of the cooperative, Rachida, needs our help after a fire destroyed her home, her loom, and the much needed weaving materials.
Fourteen Nest volunteers traveled to Morocco last month to meet Rachida and the effects of the fire were evident in her raw emotion and that of her fellow weavers. The money we raise here will go directly to Rachida who will be able to purchase the items she needs to regain her footing in the cooperative. Any additional funding will be utilized by the Nest non-profit to help other women around the world move from poverty to self-sufficiency.
Nest is a 501c3 non-profit with the EIN: 20-5450672
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on May 17, 2010.
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Nest is a non-profit organization connecting women around the world through art, craft and opportunity.
Through its pioneering microbartering model, Nest provides women artisans around the world with the financing, mentorship and market to create and grow successful small businesses.
A powerful extension of the microcredit model, microbartering offers interest-free loans directly to women artisans. Rather than accepting repayment in the form of cash and interest, women repay their loans in the form of product, which are then sold through our established network of marketing channels and partners.
Through this comprehensive, innovative and proven approach, Nest creates lasting social change for women artisan entrepreneurs around the world. Working with women artisans across the globe, from Morocco to Togo to India, we have provided women with the resources to create beautiful, handmade product that nurture individuals, families and communities.
