Philippines: Local industries

From Philippines 2012

The focus of Sleeping Children, not surprisingly is on children; however, there is a second overseas group that also benefits from the distributions - the suppliers. As the 100% charity, Sleeping Children purchases all bedkit items in the destination country thus eliminating transportation costs while helping local cottage industries.

Each bedkit in the Philippines contains three pairs of shorts: thus 18,000 pairs of shorts are needed in this distribution of 6,000 bedkits. The team visited the village in which the shorts were produced. Seventeen seamstresses and two cutters worked for two months fulfilling this contract, in a garage-like facility. The cost to Sleeping children is $1 per pair. (Photo above.)

This process is repeated for other bedkit items such that, not only will 6,000 children benefit from the distribution, but tens of others will receive needed employment.

Team Philippines 2012

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