一位裁縫師讓印度紡織工人有量身訂作的機會

雖然2005-06年度扶輪基金會大使獎學生在印度，當時Hannah Warren將錢給了一名童工去買一件衣服。她記得，她希望對該女孩做更多幫助。

While a 2005-06 Rota ry Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar in India, Hannah Warren gave a child laborer money to buy a dress. She remembers wishing she could have done more to help the girl.

她的獎學金是由美國伊利諾斯州的愛公園扶輪社所贊助，在那期間，Warren學會說印度語和輔導文盲婦女。

During her scholarship, which was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Loves Park, Illinois, USA, Warren learned to speak Hindi and tutored illiterate women.

2008年，Warren回到印度在Maheshwar的Madhya Pradesh，由亞洲事務皇家學會資助的一個項目當中一部分為莎麗服織布工們拍照。她曾計畫拍攝婦女穿著手工編織服裝的相片，但她們當中沒有人買得起她們自己為他人所編織的服裝，甚至是購買原料來製作精美的莎麗服。所以反之，Warren給錢讓婦女們去購買原料，讓她們製作屬於自己的莎麗服。在相片中，她說：「織布工穿著為自己設計的第一套莎麗服，“看起來顯得十分美麗和自信”。」

In 2008, Warren returned to India to photograph sari weavers in Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, part of a project funded by the Royal Society for Asian Affairs. She had planned to shoot portraits of the women wearing their hand-woven garments, but none of them could afford to own the exquisite saris they wove for others or even to buy the raw materials. So instead, Warren gave the women funds to purchase materials to make their own saris. In their portraits, she says, the weavers “looked so beautiful and proud” wearing the first saris they had designed for themselves.

Warren的經驗促使她去發現Jhoole的動機，Jhoole是一個公平貿易社會的企業家。其企業總部設在Maheshwar，提供貧困婦女培訓、原料、以及具備國際市場的手工編織品，使她們得到可以維持生計的工資。

The experience motivated Warren to found Jhoole, a fair-trade social entrepreneurship. The enterprise, based in Maheshwar, provides impoverished women with training, materials, and an international market for hand-woven goods so they can earn a living wage.

2010年，扶輪基金會配合獎助金提撥12,500美元給Jhoole，提供等額的織布機及其設備、1,500磅的布料和絲線，以及資金來支付辦公費用、宣傳、及網頁設計。這筆經費還包括Indore社會工作學院的培訓編織費用、縫紉以及個人財務。這筆捐贈是由愛公園扶輪社及四個6420地區的扶輪社所贊助，其中包括7500美元的捐獻金來自於地區指定基金。3040地區 Khargone扶輪社也提供了資金。

In 2010, a US$12,500 Rotary Foundation Matching Grant provided Jhoole with looms and other equipment, 1,500 pounds of cloth and thread, and funds to cover office expenses, publicity, and website design. It also covered the cost of training in weaving, sewing, and personal finance from the Indore School of Social Work. The grant was supported by the Loves Park club and four others in District 6420, including a $7,500 contribution from the District Designated Fund. The Rotary Club of Khargone in District 3040 also provided funding.

「隨著Hannah作為一種催化劑！那可能是我們永遠無法觸及的地方，但我們現在有機會去改善這個地區的婦女和兒童的生活。」6420地區前總監Anita Papich說道。

 “With Hannah as a catalyst, we were given the opportunity to improve the lives of women and children in an area of the world our members may never visit,” says Past District 6420 Governor Anita Papich.

3040地區總監Nalini Langer說：「Warren做了值得讚揚的努力，使婦女織布工和保持Maheshwar的藝術手搖紡織機得以繼續存活。」

District 3040 Governor Nalini Langer says that Warren “is making commendable endeavours to empower women weavers and keep the art of Maheshwari handlooms alive.”

使用再生材料

Using recycled material

通過與設計師和經銷商培育夥伴關係，包括芝加哥的Mata商貿，Warren創造了衣服、裙子與手提包的直銷市場。織布工經常利用再生材料來製作商品，例如圍巾的原料是由Prabiha Syntex所捐贈的廢棄布料。

By cultivating partnerships with designers and distributors, including Chicago-based Mata Traders, Warren has created a direct market for dresses, skirts, and handbags. The weavers frequently produce items from recycled materials, such as scarves made of scraps of fabric donated by Pratibha Syntex.

Jhoole將百分之二十的利潤給Chetanya Sewa Sansthan，此機構是以幫助老年婦女和殘疾人士為主。Warren估計超過300人將受惠於這兩個組織的計劃。

Jhoole gives 20 percent of its profits to Chetanya Sewa Sansthan, which aids elderly women and people with disabilities. Warren estimates that more than 300 people have benefited from both organizations' programs.

除了補助金，Jhoole已收到Maheshwar扶輪社和其他社的資助，這將有助於Jhoole的兩個時裝表演。該扶輪社還捐贈2,000美元與Manpur附近的土地作為再培訓基金。

In addition to the grant, Jhoole has received support from the Rotary Club of Maheshwar and others, which has helped fund two Jhoole fashion shows. The club is also donating $2,000 and land for another training facility in nearby Manpur.

Maheshwar扶輪社社友Alok Joshi說：「因為人道主義援助和消滅貧窮，Jhoole計畫已產生很大的影響。」

 “Because of its humanitarian aid and helping to eradicate poverty, Jhoole's project has created a great impact,” says Alok Joshi, a Maheshwar club member.

「如果不是因為我的大使獎學金，我沒有辦法做這個[工作]。」Warren說：「像Jhoole的計劃，扶輪社獎學金不是一次性捐助；他們是在做商譽的投資。」

 “There is no way I could be doing this [work] were it not for my Ambassadorial Scholarship,” Warren says. “Like Jhoole's programs, Rotary scholarships are not a one-time donation; they are an investment in goodwill.”