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jacobs well are delighted to welcome two new faces to the team

jacobs well reaches out to the USA

jacobs well are delighted to be working with Eco-fashion designer Lusmila McColl of New Jersey based McColl & Clan. Lusmila is a half American, half Scottish, designer who began her ethical fashion brand by working with Harris Tweed. Mccoll&clan consciousness, care, and compassion to the environment and the workers bring to the consumer tartan themed eco luxury.

Lusmila was commissioned by David McGill of International Tartans, the leading designer of ethically-produced tartan, to create a royal garment using the official Queen’s Diamond Jubilee ethical tartan. The gown titled ‘The First Lady at the Palace’, was showcased at the Scottish Parliament. 

jacobs well promoted at Princeton University and New York University Fair Trade Fashion Show

jacobs well professionally crafted for Lusmila two luxury tartan jackets, a men’s biker jacket in the New Jersey State Tartan and a ladies coat in the Queen of Scotland Tartan.  Both jackets were premiered this month at the Second Annual Princeton University Fashion Initiative and will be showcased on the 2nd May at New York University Fair Trade Fashion Show which attracts local fashion designers and organisations who adhere to fair trade business practices and promote environmental sustainability.

In Lusmila own words

“If it were not for your support, your knowledge, guidance and the wonderful team of talented employees there in India, I would not have the courage I have now. Seeing my clothing professionally crafted and going to such an amazing organisation that directly positively impacts the lives of the poor in India. How can I not want to be a success and sell this and many more items.” Lusmila McColl of Mccoll & Clan www.mccollandclan.com

jacobs well are proud to be working with such a talented fashion designer who is able to portray through her clothing designs the true skill and craftsmanships of the women and men we work with in India.

I hope from this Scottish twist a little more royal fortune may come our way.

jacobs well has relaunched its website and would like to re-open its doors to you.  I wanted to take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas, thanks to you and your supportjacobs well truly is a fair-trade Production House that changes Lives following a year of growth and expansion leading to a successful end to 2012

jacobs well’Employee of the Month’ Congratulations to Lydia Gopi, jacobs well ‘Employee of the Month’
Lydia has a positive attitude and an interest in learning and taking on new responsibilities. With commitment and dedication in December Lydia graduated from a Business Entrepreneurship Diploma winning investment and first price for an outstanding Business Plan. We want to thank Lydia for her hard work and commitment and congratulate her for her success. Well done Lydia! 

Our Production House in Bangalore India opened its doors to more young people and welcomed into the team Yamuna, Kalaivani and Latha.

In June Jacobs well carried out a project fit for the Queen supplying Tote bags for the Queens Jubilee Event attended by The Queen.  Let’s hope more Royal fortunes come our way.

The jacobswell team are thrilled with the successes achieved this year and are excited by the challenges that lie ahead in 2013.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support and commitment and wish you a very Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year! 

The Team of jacobs well

SEARCHING FOR A SCHOOL THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN MAKING FAIR TRADE SCHOOL UNIFORMS

Could one of the schools you know help find a creative project or be interested in the idea of having their own fair-trade school uniformsto help give the charity a lifeline.

Jacobs Well is presently working on a school uniform order for Crescent School in Rugby.  School Uniforms are an ideal fit of product for the ladies at the Unit to make therefore if you are able to connect me with any of the schools you are working with that would be wonderful. 

COULD YOU HELP TO SUPPORT FAIRTRADE PRODUCTION TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE POOR IN INDIA

Jacobs Well mission is to continually employ year on year more under privileged women to give them the chance of future career growth and sustainable employment. At present the small scale enterprise survival is at risk if support is not given into finding work for the Production Unit. By securing work for the unit this will help to sustain employment for the women and help to grow a unit so that more women’s lives will be able to be transformed.

Could you help the Charity Jacobs Well connect with Schools to see if they would be interested to support a Charity project that makes Fair Trade School Uniforms

Jayne would like to express a warm hearted thank you to you all for your kindness and generosity in supporting her in her goal to help Jacobs Well.   June 2nd was the coldest day in June in Stockholm for the last 50 years. With temperatures at 3 to 4 degrees and wind and rain made the 2012 Stockholm Marathon the most demanding race in the 34 years history of the race. 

Sadly everybody’s heads were down and it was a sheer run of survival. The sheer bitter cold and being wet the whole run truly made it a very hard challenge in deed. After 4 months of training Jayne was prepared for the run but nothing had prepared her for the sheer extreme weather conditions of which the cold and wet truly got to her but mentally the determination to not give up and all the people that had supported her to be able to continue to work for Jacobs Well in India for almost another 4 months kept her desire to succeed.

Jayne ran 26.6 miles in 3hrs 50mins 10 secs knowing that all of you had helped to support raise funding for Jacobs Well. Jayne came 515 out of 3,339women and overall she was 4,949  out of 15,000runners of which should have been 22 ,000 but due to the weather many dropped out and to her delight she was the 5th British Lady across the line out of 59 British women.

Wow a huge sigh of relief and delight yes I did it, 26.6 miles in 3hrs 50 mins 10 secs

Thank you all for your kindness as this is thanks to you Jayne Storey is able to be here in India to support Jacobs Well. A warm thank you to Vodafone World of Difference, funding Jayne’s work with Jacobs Well and giving her the drive to run a marathon to raisefunding for Jacobs Well.

Jacobs Well Production Unit in India were proud to be involved in producing 100 tote bags for Offset Warehouse who were invited to exhibit at the Royal Jubilee on Tuesday 15th May, to be presented to the Queen.

Offset Warehouse were asked to represent ethical fashion to Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, as part of the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations, in the Queen’s Gardens, Bromley.

Working to extremely tight deadlines Jacobs Well grasped this opportunity to promote the work of the Charity in order to produce a 100 bags and have them delivered from India to the UK, our team worked round the clock to deliver and were delighted to have been a part of this wonderful event and to have the face of Jacobs Well in front of the Queen.

The installations were based on fashion and were interactive. The Queen was guided through to see various crafters at work with a display of their work around them. Offset Warehouse presented a range of designers, including a screen printer, who screen printed for the duration of the event on to Jacobs Well’s eco totes, which were then handed out to attendees.

Let’s hope some Royal fortune comes to Jacobs Well!