We now collaborate with a Jaipur-
based non-government organisation (NGO)
called I-India, which has been helping
slum communities for over 20 years. TPP
works closely with their vocational training
projects and together we have created a
slow clothing range called slumwear108
- we also like to call it ‘possibility
materialised’.
slumwear108 slow
clothing label
The idea is to see what we can create with
what we already have. slumwear108 is made
by former street youths (male and female)
and men and women who live below the
poverty line, so we promote work that is
both good for community and the planet.
The Indian term for ‘slum’ is Jhuggi,
and it describes the ability to fashion what
you want out of what you already have.
slumwear108 imbues the Jhuggi spirit of
resourcefulness. One of our passions at The
Possibility Project is to tap into our creative
‘slum’ and nurture the immense value in the
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resources we have at hand. Kath is a trained
milliner, and has many years’ experience in
the fashion industry - so she is brilliant at
putting together all the products.
We use the journey of a slumwear108
product to gently flip mindsets. Each piece
is lovingly made with fabrics sourced in
India, sometimes new, sometimes preloved
and stitched with pride and dignity at
I-India’s vocational training centres. Just
like its makers, every piece of slumwear108
has a story that makes it incredibly unique,
and each purchase deepens our ability to
serve one another.
Our ability to create a slow clothing
label has come from four simple attitudes
demonstrated to us by these slum
communities, where we have come to
witness the power of people who choose to
step into their mastery, to believe in their
gifts and share them.
1. Compassion - Anything is possible.
2. Abundance - We already have what
we need to create what we want
3. Mastery - Everybody has a
gift to offer
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