What is Woven Joy?
Woven Joy is a faith-based non-profit organization which focuses on poverty alleviation and sustainable livelihood. Woven Joy serves urban poor women in the Philippines through the buying, selling and distributing of their woven products. Each product sold helps provide for the basic needs of their families such as food, shelter, clothing, medicine and education. These women are also given the opportunity to gain skills in business, money management, leadership, product design and development and quality control.

What is poverty alleviation and livelihood?
Woven Joy, as a poverty alleviation (reduction) and livelihood organization, has two areas of focus. First, to reduce the level of poverty being experienced by individuals in the areas of relationships and resources. And second, to provide a culturally appropriate way for individuals to work and to help provide livelihood for themselves and their families.

How does Woven Joy operate?
In the Philippines. Woven Joy consists of between 16-20 filipino women. Each woman operates as her own small business. They make and produce product from their home. Once a week they gather for a meeting which includes encouragement, development, testimonies, prayer and business.

In the USA. Woven Joy operates as a buyer and distributor of the product that is produced in the Philippines. This product is sold online through its e-commerce website and at select conference events. All website e-commerce sales are handled by PayPal and are secure and safe. 100% of all profit is re-invested back into the operatioal costs of Woven Joy.

What is Woven Joy's Organizational Structure?
Woven Joy is operated by volunteers and is overseen by a board of directors. Woven Joy is currently in the final stages of applying for its 501c(3) status with the US federal government. Woven Joy will then be applying for a membership with the Fair Trade Federation (FTF). Woven Joy will also be looking at partnerships and memberships with other like-minded organizations.