Monsoon Accessorize Trust
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| Motto | To provide education, healthcare and employment initiatives which directly benefit the artisans involved in the Monsoon Accessorize supply chain. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 25th May 1994 |
| Founder | Peter Simon |
| Type | Educational Charity |
| Focus | Education, Healthcare, Children's Rights, Fair tradeEthical trade |
| Location | |
| Origins | Founder's business trips to Asia. |
Area served | Afghanistan India Nepal Sri Lanka United Kingdom |
| Products | N/A |
| Services | Charitable services |
| Owner | N/A |
Key people | Trustee Dawn Pine Trustee Dawn Mccurdy Trustee Mark Holloway |
| Affiliations | Ethical Trading Initiative |
Revenue | Income £393k | £125k spending (Aug 2018) |
| Endowment | £801k cash on hand (2018) |
Employees | Three trustees |
Volunteers | 10 |
| Website | uk |
The Monsoon Accessorize Trust is a UK-based charitable foundation in support of underprivileged women and children in Asia, providing access to education, health and income generation. It was founded by Peter Simon, the UK founder of the Monsoon Accessorize fashion chain.
History
The trust was set up in 1994.[1] Its first project was to fund the expansion of the Monsoon Vidya School in Delhi.[2] The Trust subsequently funded two further schools and a maternity wing.
Programmes
It funds projects that reach over 10,000 women and children in Asia annually. Current and former projects and programme partners include:
| Organisation/project | Activities |
|---|---|
| Aashiana | A project in Delhi helping women and girls affected by HIV/AIDS. Aashiana provides counselling and practical support in one of Delhi's slum areas. |
| ASK | A project to support weavers and their families through education, microfinance and a secondary livelihoods programme in Barabanki. |
| ASK | An Indian NGO which runs seven education centres in Sarai Tareen, an area known for high levels of poverty and brass, bone and resin product manufacture. |
| Magic bus | A sustainable development project based in India in support of rural children, using educational initiatives through the medium of sport. |
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A project to educate deaf and hearing impaired children in Jaipur, India. The Trust is funding two doorstep education programmes in the slum districts. |
| Seva Mandir | An NGO that operates in rural areas of Udaipur. The Trust is funding immunisation programmes and day care centres for children, keeping girls in school, improving antenatal care and providing inoculations. Seva Mandir is one of the largest recipients of the trust's funds. |
| Afghan silk project | The Trust has worked alongside Christian Aid to help rebuild the silk cultivation industry in the Herat area of Afghanistan.[3] |
| Unseen | The Trust develops and sells a collection of Fairtrade fashion pieces for Monsoon stores, with all profits donated back to the Trust.[4] The trust also provided assistance to victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.[5][6] |
| Sadhna | A women’s collective that aims to give bank accounts to needle workers; it also creates women’s councils to mediate local disputes.[7] |
UK activities
Current and former UK projects include: The Teddy Bear Foundation, which helps children with special needs in Scotland; [8] NewLife, a charity for disabled children.[9] The trust is headquartered next to the site of the Grenfell Tower fire; in 2017 the trust contributed to the Grenfell fundraising appealGrenfell Tower fire.
Patrons and supporters of the Trust include Jodie Kidd and Yasmin LeBon.[10][11]
Operations (finances)
In 2018 the Trust received a total income from donations and legacies of £393k.[12]
References
- ↑ "Charity Details". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ↑ "Monsoon man with the midas touch". The Sunday Times. 2005-03-06. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ↑ "The Monsoon Accessorize Trust | Christian Aid". www.christianaid.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ↑ "Trading standards | Eco ideas | Vegetarian Living magazine". Vegetarian Living. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ↑ Adams, Sam (2013-12-10). "Brothers orphaned in tsunami raise funds for other parentless youngsters by selling flip flops". mirror. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ↑ "PM backs Gandys' Sri Lanka mission". Metro. 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ↑ Mills, Eleanor (2013-01-06). "Many hippie returns". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ↑ "The Teddy Bear Foundation Childrens Charity Scotland". www.theteddybearfoundation.org. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ↑ "Newlife Partners - Newlife Charity". newlifecharity.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ↑ "Monsoon Accessorize Trust: Celebrity Supporters". Look to the Stars. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ↑ "Yasmin Le Bon and Monsoon founder visit Seva Mandir | Friends of Seva Mandir UK". Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ↑ "Charity Commission accounts 2018" (PDF). Unknown parameter
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