VILLAGEWORKS SONGKHEM COLLECTION
•• "When people buy in Singapore, life is improved in villages in Cambodia," said Susan Lee, who runs Beyond Imagination's retail outlet at the Girls' Brigade Headquarters in Singapore. Beyond Imagination (BI) is the sole distributor for VillageWorks products in Singapore. As a trustworthy middleman for the artisans in Cambodia, Girls Brigade hopes to begin a sustainable effort in improving the lives of the socially and economically disadvantaged in Cambodia.
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GIFT AND TAKE: RESTORING DIGNITY, REBUILDING LIVES
•• Gift and Take believes in creating a source of livelihood for the disadvantaged through building a market channel for the sale of handicrafts. Abroad, GAT has a rigorous social audit process to ensure that beneficiaries are not ‘sweat shops’ or unfairly treated; profits are also ploughed back in skills training and equipment such as sewing machines. Locally, GAT has job attachment programmes created specially for youths with special needs.
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