Women's Education for Advancement and Empowerment (WEAVE)

We are super proud!

Today March 30, 2026 - 30 young Karenni girls successfully graduated from the Women Study Program, a 10-months feminist learning program for displaced girls on the Thai-Myanmar border. For 19 years now the Women's Education for Advancement and Empowerment (WEAVE) and the Karenni National Women's Organization walked together to support the empowerment of these girls.

These young women walked a path shaped by courage, discipline, and hope. In a world that often tries to limit women—especially young women from marginalized and displaced communities—30 WSP students chose to learn, to grow, and to believe in their own power. That choice alone is an act of resistance. It is an act of transformation.

Today, we celebrate not just what they have achieved, but of who they are becoming—leaders, changemakers, and women who refuse to be invisible.

Go forward with pride. The world needs your voice, your vision, and your courage.
Congratulations, graduates. Your journey is just beginning.

A Message of Solidarity from Christine

On International Women’s Day 2026, Christine Wolf, Co-owner of Der Lindwurm (Germany), shares a heartfelt message of solidarity with refugee women artisans.

Together, we stand in support of women building their futures through creativity and craftsmanship.

✨ Celebrate women.
✨ Support their journeys.
✨ Share their stories.

🛍️ Explore and support their work:
www.weavefairtrade.com

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A Message from Heidi, MADE51 Global Lead (UNHCR)

As we celebrate March as Women's month, we continue to honor refugee women's determination, strength and resilience and we are proud to share a heartfelt message from Heidi Christ, the Global Lead of MADE51 (UNHCR).

Thank you for celebrating with us the incredible refugee women artisans behind Weave Women, whose handmade products carry stories of resilience, strength, and creativity.

From scarves to handcrafted home goods, each piece connects their journeys to the world, turning skill into opportunity and recognition.

✨ Stand with women.
✨ Celebrate their talent.
✨ Be part of their story.

🛍️ Support our work:
www.weavefairtrade.com

Behind every food pack is a story of strength, care, and community.

With the hovering food crisis on the Thai-Myanmar border, WEAVEwomen ECD teachers and artisans came together to prepare food packs for the refugee girls and women attending the celebration of the 2026 International Women’s Day event. What may look like simple preparation is something much deeper, providing immediate solution to food insecurity, women supporting women, sharing skills, and creating impact with their own hands.

These moments remind us that empowerment is not just a word, it is built through action, collaboration, resilience and solidarity.

This International Women’s Day, we celebrate not only the outcome, but the process, the effort, and our collaborators - WEAVE Fair Trade Co.Ltd, MADE51, Akupara Film&Photo, Imaginepeace_이매진피스_희망을 여행하는 사람들, and the women behind it all.

When Women Rise, Communities Flourish

38 years of walking alongside women who rise before dawn to weave, teach, organize, and care. This International Women's Month, we celebrate every WEAVEwoman — because when women rise, communities flourish. 🧵❤️