Bagforeveryone aims to bring together the strengths, experiences, and talents of people by teaching the skill of sewing. The project welcomes refugee and people from migrant communities as well as local Greeks, and vulnerable people residing on the Greek island of Lesvos. They are invited to learn how to use industrial sewing machines. In the city of Mytilene on the greek island of Lesvos, project beneficiaries sew vegan bags using local materials. These bags are not a simple product; every bag tells a personal story of a refugee that came (fled) from Turkey over the Aegean sea. People who purchase a bag automatically support the team that sewed the shopperbags with a donation.
Every week, two sewing classes are held with 50 participants. 400 metres of fabric have been processed with three industrial sewing machines, and 300 bags haven been donated so far.
We have supported bagforeveryone with the development of a sales/revenue generation strategy and the introduction of a digital marketing concept. That has been a great pleasure for us. We are excited about the project because it helps people about their predicament on their own and learn something creative at the same time.
Stefan Guler, Business Consultant at BearingPoint
As part of a "Pro Bono" project, we support the project bagforeveryone.com . The project helps people on the run in #Lesvos by making bags from loca, vegan fabrics. Our consultants contribute with the development of a marketing concept for the bags as well as the generation of further donations. Our consultants will further contribute with the development of a marketing concept for the bags as well as by deliverig ideas for the generation of further donations.
Thanks to the project, participants learned how to use an industrial sewing machinez, a skill they can with them wherever they go.
Tila, seamstress at bagforeveryone
Involving people and creating a project that integrates people into society is our principal goal.
Olivia Guler, founder of bagforeveryone