It's nearing the end of the year already! We're getting set for 2014 with copies of the Fair Trade Resource Network's calendar.

Our current employee of the month will be a familiar face to Jacobs Well's supporters here: she's in our display picture

Limited edition pieces designed and made entirely by the talented team at Jacobs Well! Many thanks to our beautiful models for taking part in the fun photoshoot!

There was no question over who we wanted to celebrate as employee of the month for October – Radha has been doing amazing work recently!

We’ve been overdue an updated team picture following some arrivals and departures over the last couple of months.  Last week, with plenty of warning given to allow for favourite clothes and hairstyles to be ready, photo day finally came to the unit here in Bangalore.

We are excited to have recently had two new sewing machines installed at the unit in Bangalore.  Funded by generous donations from Danetre and Daventry Rotary Clubs in the UK, these shiny new arrivals take our total number of sewing machines from seven to nine and will make a big difference to our production output potential.Most importantly, the new machines mean we have been able to take on two more members of staff

September saw every member of the team raising their game with some complex new orders, and there were several strong contenders for the jacobs well employee of the month certificate.  But one girl stood out even above the rest, and we are really happy to celebrate Kanchana this month!

We were recently fortunate enough to receive donations towards purchasing a small digital camera for the jacobs well unit in Bangalore.  Hooray! There are many reasons why we’re excited to have this tool for the whole team to use.

Last week we had a farewell party at the unit for our fantastic tailor Ayub, who is leaving jacobs well to pursue a new opportunity in the Gulf.

It’s a familiar face for August’s employee of the month certificate!  Sumitra was previously given the award for May this year, and you can read more about her background and beginnings with jacobs well in our blog post from that time.