UNIQLO Malaysia will be releasing UNIQLO x Fugeelah Social Project collection through a collaborative partnership with Fugeelah, a brand founded and conceptualized by former beauty queen and child’s rights advocate Deborah Henry, to raise funds for Fugee School, a school for refugee children and adolescents.
The special edition collection features five T-shirt designs created by Fugee School students and will be sold online via UNIQLO’s website starting July 20th at RM59.90 each. 100% of the proceeds will be channeled to Fugee School to fund the children’s education.
The global clothing chain is known to be a strong advocate for refugees and has been engaged in numerous efforts to help and support refugees worldwide. Since 2001, UNIQLO has donated approximately 20 million pre-loved items to refugees and people in need through its partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Not only that, UNIQLO also employs refugees at its stores in Japan and Europe with plans to increase the number of refugees hired worldwide.
“We are very happy to partner with Fugeelah in enabling its children to produce creative merchandise as a sustainable way to nurture this noble effort of providing care for the marginalised community. We are confident that this will be a long term collaboration that will not only enrich these children but also the contributors who are supporting this cause” said a UNIQLO spokesperson.
“The Fugeelah team is very excited about this T-shirt collaboration with UNIQLO, a global brand that stands with refugees. Our Fugee School students loved creating the artwork and seeing their designs come to life, and we believe this is a great opportunity to create awareness about the struggles of refugees. We look forward to seeing our t-shirts on the streets” said Deborah Henry, Founder of Fugeelah.
Fugee School not only provides education and shelter for the community but also help the kids to realize their talents and skills and nurture their love for art. Through Fugeelah, Deborah hopes to empower refugee children to eventually pursue their dreams to a better future.
The UNIQLO x Fugeelah Social Project collection t-shirts can be purchased at www.uniqlo.com/my. For more information on Fugeelah and Fugee School, please visit www.payong.org.
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