Blog – Page 3 – The Loyal Workshop

Hello, Goodbye

by Matt Watson June 08, 2017

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...

by Matt Watson April 12, 2017

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...

by Matt Watson March 22, 2017

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...

by Matt Watson February 07, 2017

We work alongside them from Monday to Friday, week in & week out. And we’ve witnessed our business as an effective vehicle for transformation....

by Matt Watson December 02, 2016

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...

by Matt Watson October 31, 2015

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...

by Matt Watson October 24, 2015

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...

by Matt Watson October 21, 2015

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...

by Matt Watson May 20, 2015

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...

by Matt Watson May 11, 2015

We have a few sayings that we repeat around the workshop. Things we say that help develop a strong sense of community and purpose. We say, ‘This w...

by Matt Watson October 30, 2014

Our lives have forever changed since our last update. From planning a business to launching one; from dreaming of freedom, to watching it become r...

by Matt Watson October 14, 2014

In May this year, five brave women joined us on a pathway to freedom. These past six months they have garnered artisan skills, learned reading and...