Ruby Craft and Design Centre and its partner Anivileli, a Tzaneen social enterprise that helps abused women gain financial independence, recently received a large donation if cotton twine from Checkers Lifestyle Tzaneen to ensure their crocheting project can continue generating funds.
In April 2017 Checkers donated 1 000 cotton twine units to this skills centre which was the contribution they needed to start designing and making hand and vegetable bags.
They recently realised a greater customer demand for crocheted bathroom mats and are hopeful that this will expand their small scale business.
Anne French, facilitator, was quoted to have said: “We are so thankful for Checkers’ continued support and huge donations which ensure we make 100% profit on each sale. My dream is to grow into a large scale business and Checkers’ donation is a step in this direction.”
Checkers has been donating to the project since 2017 and they have been supporting remarkable women who work to act for change in their communities is a key pillar of the supermarket chain’s extensive corporate social investment programme.
