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Hello, Goodbye.
by Joel Carter
She put her hand out to wave down the bus as it approached. She knew she had to move fast because the bus never stopped for long, though they alwa...
Dance like everyone's watching
by Joel Carter
A few Friday nights back, I invited everyone from the workshop around to my house after work for some egg rolls, mishti and fizzy drinks. It was a...
Heroes
by Joel Carter
I’m not sure if it’s because I grew up without a whole lot of role models or I just wasn’t looking in the right places, but I love the idea of her...
The ever expanding Loyal family.
by Joel Carter
I think most people are familiar with the 1960’s hit song ‘Turn! Turn! Turn! (To everything there is a season)’ by ‘The Byrds’… In fact, I’m betti...
I'm new to the Loyal family, kind of.
by Joel Carter
I first visited Kolkata in early 2014, just a few months before The Loyal Workshop came into being. Many aspects of this place captivated my heart...
Business as a model for transformation
by Joel Carter
We work alongside them from Monday to Friday, week in & week out. And we’ve witnessed our business as an effective vehicle for transformation....
Loyal Lately
by Joel Carter
At 16 months old, Loyal understandably feels like a bit of a toddler at the moment. We’re certainly out of our beginning stages and we are star...
Reprise
by Joel Carter
Today.
It had been eight long months of waiting for this day. Night after night standing in darkened lanes; her face glinting with jewels and pa...
Building broken lives brick by brick
by Joel Carter
I wish I could have shared my birthday cake with you this year. It tasted so much better than usual. I ate it on the roof of our new workshop buil...
Getting there!
by Joel Carter
August 2014Our lives have forever changed since our last update. From planning a business to launching one; from dreaming of freedom, to watching ...