Global Community Education

Fairloom’s main goal is to have students and professionals from the global community learn how to foster social justice in their own communities. We believe in a very hands-on approach and welcome individuals, students, and university groups to Terra Prometida. Students and graduates from Brown University, NYU, Westmont College, and Umass Dartmouth have interned in Terra Prometida. This Spring, a fashion design course from Massachusetts College of Art and Design will work, learn, eat, dance, and sleep in hammocks in the community for 2 weeks. The artisans welcome these visits. One woman said, “The students make me feel like I am worth the traveling, time, and money to get here.”

Local Community Education

Terra Prometida’s artisans are becoming more self-sufficient every day. After they are fully able to sustain their group with only funds from sales, a percentage of profit will help develop education programs for the community. This method will enable the artisans to see that the power of positive change comes from within.

Building Connections

Fairloom has a global program of communications called Building Connections. Children in Providence, RI, Jackson Hole, WY, and Terra Prometida, Brazil are sharing their stories and day-to-day lives as they learn about each other and discover themselves further. We will be documenting their exchanges and posting it here.