green the gap
DESCRIPTION
Green the Gap is a fair trade eco-fashion arm of Swechha, one of the leading youth and environment organizations of India. Our core lies in the belief of sustainability and livelihood for the producers. Apart from manufacturing upcycled products, we also provide design and marketing solution to several groups that work around green products and services.TRANSCRIPT
People Friendly Planet Friendly
A Initiative
Green the Gap was set up by the NGO Swechha in Delhi as a way of raising awareness on environmental issues and providing secure employment with reasonable wages for disadvantaged people. Through reusing waste in innovative ways to create high quality, useful products, GtG empowers consumers to make choices about their shopping habits. Customers are encouraged to be active citizens who spread an environmental and social message through their consumer choices. We aim to make people think about the issue of waste disposal, and in turn hope to change attitudes. A proportion of GtG profits is used to further develop Swechha’s active citizenship programmes.
India’s recyclers have set up impromptu markets throughout cities where different waste materials are resold. Green the Gap uses juice cartons, rubber vehicle tires, and waste fabrics sourced locally in Delhi. New, high quality products are made with items that have been thrown away, giving them a second life. Nothing is wasted.
The Green the Gap workshop is in Malviya Nagar, South Delhi - right next to the Swechha office. We employ tailors from disadvantaged backgrounds who were looking for better working conditions compared to their previous posts in larger factories in Delhi (where working hours are long, pay is low, and strict production targets must be met). We offer them fair remuneration and decent working conditions, as part of a friendly and small team.
We also sell products from other ecofriendly and/or fair trade Indian brands
Delhi
Mumbai
Ecommerce
Find Green the Gap in 10 Indian cities and 4 other countries!
Have an event coming up? We can design folders, bags, name plates, t-shirts, and more!
Your restaurant with coasters and menus made out of tyre Your band with green merchandize HAVE AN IDEA? LET US KNOW!
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Email Us: [email protected] Call Us: 91-11-46113627 Browse Us: www.greenthegap.com Visit our stores! Find Green the Gap near you by visiting our store locator page.
Visit our workshop and see the magic! Swechha – We for Change Foundation B-1/46, 3rd floor, Malviya Nagar New Delhi-110017, India