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We are proud to have partnered with i=Change for more than four years. This year, we will be supporting the following charities. When you make a purchase, you can choose one of the following three charities that will receive $1 of the purchase.
clean the sea
Over 160 million tons of plastic is produced each year to create single-use disposable items and packaging.
With no established system to close the loop, this has led to over 70 years of accumulation of plastics in landfill (40%) and the environment (32%), with only 10% being recycled.
Plastics end up in waterways and oceans, breaking down into ever smaller pieces called micro-plastics, well known for entering the food chain through the water, air and food that we consume.
Seabin Smart Tech, similar to a rubbish bin X pool skimmer, removes floating plastics as small as 2mm, filtering 600,000L of water per day from oil and surface pollutants.
dignity during disaster
When crisis occurs, people’s lives change in an instant.
Death, injury, displacement, and the destruction left behind impacts entire communities. Women and girls are affected differently by disasters. Disasters often kill more women than men and hit women’s livelihoods hardest.
The needs of women and girls are often overlooked and ignored in the immediate response to conflict and disaster. Simple items such as sanitary napkins, a clean pair of underwear and soap can help restore dignity for women and girls following disaster and conflict.
$15 =provides a dignity kit filled with necessities including soap and sanitary napkins for women and girls affected by conflict and disaster
empower women
Between India and Nepal, over 288 million people still live in poverty.
Unstable low-wage jobs keep families in a cycle of intergenerational poverty. Gender inequality - as an additional challenge - means women have fewer resources to cope.
Communities lack access to clean energy sources for lighting and cooking, often using instead harmful fuels like kerosene, to which women are most exposed.
Pollinate Group exists to empower women to become micro-entrepreneurs by distributing life-changing products such as solar lights, fans, water filters and female sanitary products across marginalised communities in urban slums and rural villages in India and Nepal.
Pollinate also provides training in digital and financial literacy, marketing, sales and other business skills to improve women's opportunities to succeed.