As a business built on family values, we support many causes centred around improving the lives of children and young people as we recognise the importance of nurturing the next generation.
Savar School Funding - Bangladesh
The Savar Primary School located in our garment factory area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has been a lifeline to many families for over 14 years. The school provides a safe space to educate 262 students from 4-14 years of age, of which 58 of them have some form of learning or physical disability. We provide a daily nutritious meal, school uniforms, a fully stocked library, a scholarship programme and a teacher training programme to ensure students get the best education possible.
We started our scholarship initiative in 2021. with the aim to support the primary graduates in completing secondary and tertiary education, providing extra tutoring support.
Supporting Local Schools - Trafford & Salford
A small action team in the Group work with local primary schools in Trafford and Salford, helping their most vulnerable children at key times of the year. Each Christmas, we pack over 400 bags of food and treats to help make substantial meals and to bring a bit of joy with crackers, selection boxes, activity books.
We also support the schools with educational visits by our partners. Ambassadors from Galapagos Conservation Trust recently spoke about their fight against plastic pollution on the Islands and how the GILLs club has been set up to give young girls an education in science.
Newlife
All returns and some end of lines from our warehouse are sent to our charity partner, Newlife, who manage the process of repurposing, by either de-labelling and reselling, mending, or stripping them down into components which can then be sold to make money for the charity. The money made is then spent on providing items for disabled children in order for them to live a fuller life, whilst ensuring our products are not just ending up in landfill.
Gills Club
We support the Gill's Club so that they can offer a host of educational activities designed to help girls who live on the Galapagos Islands. Providing the skills and knowledge to be a part of the conservation effort with GCT. They’ll learn to identify fish by snorkelling, brush up on biology skills with microscopes in a laboratory setting, and learn how to lead their own investigation projects for ocean conservation.
The Gill’s Club take these girls from a very young age and empower them to understand what they can be a part of in these fields, when they grow older.