Vaani Competitors

Threads of Life works directly with over 1000 women in more than 35 cooperatives across Indonesia’s Islands from Timor to Kalimantan. The common question among these cooperatives is “How do we maintain our culture and identity and make a living at the same time?” Threads of Life connects weavers and artisans to the wider world, helping rural communities take advantage of market access and develop their independent businesses for growth, environmental sustainability, and cultural integrity.

The Tie Dye Project (TTDP) promotes grassroots awareness of and funding for sarcoma through an annual signature ‘Tie Dye Weekend’ and a year-round program of bespoke events and public speaking. The Tie Dye Project was founded by Giants Netballer and Australian Diamond, Amy Parmenter in 2017. Amy and her sisters started tie dying to raise money for cancer research in memory of their mum, Gilly. They lost their beautiful mum to cancer in 2013. Since then, Amy has teamed up with 16-year-old, Molly Croft, a Dubbo local and two-time osteosarcoma survivor. Over the past 7 years, with the support of their family, friends, and the wider community, these two young women have tie-dyed thousands of products and raised more than half a million dollars for sarcoma research and support.