“GREEN JOBS THROUGH EMPOWERMENT OF

MARGINALIZED STREET CHILDREN AND WOMEN BY PRODUCING ENVIRONMENT

FRIENDLY BAGS WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES

THEMES (GREEN BAGS)”IRA/SGP/OP5/STAR/CC/12/27(

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The Charity of Emam Ali Society is an active group helping the street children and their

mothers or women headed

households through three

established Khaneh Elm to get trained in

order to leave the street jobs.

Through this project supported by GEF SGP environment friendly bags are being

produced advocating climate change and endangered animals themes which not only

would help consume less plastic bags but will also help empower the marginalized children

and women headed households

5.Supporting and empowering women care givers

Main objectives are:1.Promoting people to use green bags instead of plastic bags (Every family in Iran at least purchase 20 plastic bags every week, This means 280 million plastic bags are going to plastic wastes during recycling)2.Supporting endangered species and informing people about them by printing their image on green bags3.Make children interested about endangered animals

4.To help overcome barriers to children’s education

 •The target is to cover 40 children in the community.

• This project started with 7 street children; painting the bags after finishing their school time. •5 months later the project involves 12 children who paint 20 bags a day which means 4800 bags in a month.

Painting Workshop for Street Children

Marsh Crocodile

Different Styles of Green BagsSoon you can see them on : www.biodiversity-

products.com

Hawksbill Turtle

Different Styles of Green BagsSoon you can see them on : www.biodiversity-

products.com

Asiatic Cheetah

Different Styles of Green BagsSoon you can see them on : www.biodiversity-

products.com

The then street children, today’s artist students are saving their own life and their planet!