Resource Title

Ethical Fashion Initiative (website)

Summary

The Ethical Fashion Initiative connects artisans from the developing world to the international value chain of fashion. In doing so, the Ethical Fashion Initiative harnesses fashion as a vehicle for development. Artisans can change their lives for the better by manufacturing luxury value-added ethical fashion products for top fashion designers.

Resource Details

Publisher: International Trade Centre
Countries of Publication: Kenya, Italy
Year: 2009

Curriculum Subjects: Art, Craft and Design, Business Studies, Civic Social and Political Education, Education for Sustainable Development
Format: Website
Topics: Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethical Clothing, Ethical Consumption, Fair Trade, Multinational Corporations
SDG: 12. Responsible Consumption and Production
Countries of Focus: Palestine, Ethiopia, Kenya, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Haiti, Ghana, Mali

Description

This Website can be used as a resource to challenge dominant perceptions and narratives about charity and Africa. The organisations motto is ‘not charity, just work’

The Website explores ethical manufacturing, Impacts and Results of the project, and presents a gallery of African designers and their work.

This video offers an explanation of the project (video length 1:30):

Available from:

Visit https://ethicalfashioninitiative.org