Involvement with The Clothing Bank
This past Friday I was finally able to officially determine
my activist project! A few posts back, I mentioned how I was able to go on
meetings with the social workers of Christel House. One meeting I was fortunate
enough to sit on was with The Clothing Bank. TCB is a non-profit organization
whose mission is to empower women by teaching them entrepreneurial skills. The
Clothing Bank was started in response to the growing numbers of unemployment
amongst single mothers. This organization has an Enterprise Development
Programme, which is a 2-year holistic training program that empowers unemployed
mothers to start small retail trading businesses. Major retailers in South
Africa, such as Woolworths or Edgars, contribute to this program by donating
excess clothing. In just 2 years, the Clothing Bank has assisted over 200 women
in becoming financially independent and starting their own businesses! It’s not
entirely certain yet what I will be doing, but I can’t wait to get involved
with this incredible organization.
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| Founders of The Clothing Bank |
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