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The denim tote, a collaboration between our Rotaract Club

The denim tote, a collaboration between our Rotaract Club De Beyrouth Millenium and Fabric Aid, an organization that De Beyrouth Millenium and Fabric Aid, an organization that seeks to create a more sustainable fashion industry by seeks to create a more sustainable fashion industry by upcycling and evolving its sustainable retail brands. Souk L upcycling and evolving its sustainable retail brands. Souk L Khlanj by FabricAid is a unique retail brand that provides a Khlanj by FabricAid is a unique retail brand that provides a dignified shopping experience and empowers marginalized dignified shopping experience and empowers marginalized communities through the sale of second-hand clothing at communities through the sale of second-hand clothing at micro-prices. In support of FabricAid’s social impact and micro-prices. In support of FabricAid’s social impact and environmentally friendly initiatives, our club has designed a environmentally friendly initiatives, our club has designed a beautiful and trendy upcycled denim tote bag, crafted by beautiful and trendy upcycled denim tote bag, crafted by tailors at FabricAid, to raise funds for clothes vouchers for tailors at FabricAid, to raise funds for clothes vouchers for marginalised communites, in order for them to have the marginalised communites, in order for them to have the shopping experience at Souk L Khlanj. shopping experience at Souk L Khlanj.

Here is how our project was executed: Here is how our project was executed: Phase 1: Clothing collection through our community (More Phase 1: Clothing collection through our community (More than 60 bags full of clothes) to give to fabric aid where than 60 bags full of clothes) to give to fabric aid where they will use them for the upcycling they will use them for the upcycling

Phase 2: Denim tote bag production and selling through our Phase 2: Denim tote bag production and selling through our website website

Phase 3: Clothing voucher to give to marginalised Phase 3: Clothing voucher to give to marginalised community to shop at 'Souk L Khlanj' community to shop at 'Souk L Khlanj'

Our project has four clear goals:

Sustainable Fashion Advocacy: We worked to raise community awareness on fast fashion's environmental toll and championed sustainable practices, such as upcycling and recycling through FabricAid, in response to Lebanon's pressing textile waste issue. Support for Local Tailors: We sought to strengthen local tailors, particularly the financially underprivileged, by providing employment opportunities in crafting upcycled denim tote bags, thus spurring economic progress and fair trade.

Dignified Shopping for Marginalized Communities: We aimed to empower marginalized communities by offering clothes vouchers for Souk L Khlanj, granting them the dignity and autonomy in choosing their clothing.

Community Engagement

Encouragement: We encouraged community involvement in upcycling and recycling by providing an avenue to actively contribute to a meaningful cause.

Given Lebanon's environmental and social challenges, including a waste management crisis and elevated unemployment, projects such as our upcycled denim tote bag initiative were of paramount significance.