This designer is keeping the homeless safe with these amazing Sleeping Bags!

With the right partners and support, their goal is to employ 300 seamstresses who would be able to provide a Shelterbag to 400 000 homeless people in South Africa within a year. In addition, the South Africa operation could supply additional Sheltersuit products to other markets because the cost of production is much lower here.

South Africa (10 October 2020) – The latest estimates on the number of homeless people in South Africa vary considerably. Depending on who one speaks to, these figures range from 200 000 to 400 000 people.

While the exact statistics on homelessness are often debated as they are dependent on variables such as how one defines homeless, what cannot be contested is the fact that the impact of the pandemic has likely increased this number. The latest unemployment statistics (Q1 2020) put unemployment at 30.1%, the highest jobless rate on record since data was first made available in 2008. The most affected persons were women and youth.

Seeing homeless people living under bridges or huddled up against a building is a common sight in South Africa. Knowing how to help or believing that one person can make an impact is a more complex issue and one which often leads to people doing nothing.

For further information on all these ideas, please contact Lyn at Sheltersuit on 072 247 0860 or lyn@sheltersuit.com.

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