Our knitting and sewing community

Home Sewing Association -- http://www.sewing.org
Excellent resources for home sewers and retail shops. Loaded with projects, sewing tips and trend information. Use their shop locator or find supplies. Learn about the Sew for the Cure™ program.

The National Needlework Association -- http://www.tnna.org
Trade organization for retailers and suppliers for yarns, needlepoint, cross-stitch. Retail store locator and trade show schedules.

Our artisans' community

Watermark Association of Artists -- http://www.watermarkusa.com
Shop for hand-crafted tableware and gifts. Learn about crafts workshops and available teachers.

http://www.alphaworkshops.com
Shop for hand-crafted home accessories and gifts from Alpha Workshops.

http://www.info-nepal.com
Everything from pictures of saddhus to recipes for momo (dumplings) on this site. Plan a trip to Nepal. Or after you've looked at the hundreds of pictures, feel like you've already been there.

http://www.africancrafts.com/abatours
Learn more about Ghanaian crafts and World Heritage sites. Book a personalized artist-to-artist tour of Ghana, studying with weavers, glassmakers, and other craftspeople.

http://www.cambodiaportal.com
Take a tour of Anghor Wat, learn Khmer language on-line, or find a good Cambodian restaurant.

Our world community

Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation -- http://www.vvaf.org
Go on a virtual field trip to a silk farm and weavers' workshop in Cambodia! Purchase one of the beautiful silk scarves produced by the Joon Noon Workshop. Learn more about the Campaign to End Landmines Worldwide.

Conservation International -- http://www.conservationinternational.org
Learn about conservation issues worldwide-rainforest hotspots, ecotourism, shade-grown ooffee. Link to companies supporting Cosnervation International's efforts to save the planet.

http://www.oneworld.net
Features in-depth news coverage of world-wide human rights issues.

Seva Foundation -- http://www.seva.org
Provides grants for grassroots projects. Purchase Gift Certificates for a water pump for remote Mayan communities, diabetes prevention education for Native Americans, eye surgery in rural Nepal or one of many other gifts of compassion.

http://www.thebreastcancersite.com
Just click on the "Donate free mammograms" button and corporate sponsors will donate life-saving exams to needy women.

http://www.greatergood.com
By using this on-line portal, major social service and animal and environmental protection organizations receive up to 15% of each purchase. Brand-name mall destinations will donate to your chosen cause.

Rolex -- http://www.rolex.com
The stories of the recipients of Rolex' Humanitarian Award. Read about the conservation work of Ecuador's Maria Mantace.

Tibet Aid -- http://www.tibetaid.org
One-on-one sponsorships providing food, clothing and housing for Tibetan refugee children, nuns and monks under the auspices of the Tibetan government-in-exile.

Save Tibet Now -- http://www.savetibet.org
In-depth press coverage and policy papers of the Tibetan government-in-exile. His Holiness the Dalai Lama's travel and speaking schedule.

Public Broadcasting System -- http://www.pbs.org/speaktruthpower
Excerpts from the documentary/performance piece written by Kerry Kennedy Cuomo "Speak Truth to Power," human rights struggles around the world.

www.equalitynow.org -- http://www.equalitynow.org
Taking action for the human rights of women. Go to Oprah.com for a recap of womens' stories.

Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan -- http://www.rawa.hackmare.com
Information and news on the plight of women in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Action list to help stop the abuse. Go to Oprah.com for more information.