This document present the results of "Sacosa de panza" ("Textile bag") project after the first 6 month

1. a ViitorPlus project
First 6 months results
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June – December 2009

2. Executive summary
Introduction to the project
Goals set in June for 2009
Results in December 2009
Future plans
Your involvement
Testimonials
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3. Introduction in the project
Sacosa de Panza is a complex project
aiming to offer individuals an eco
friendly alternative to the plastic bags -
the textile bag.
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4. Introduction in the project
The textile bags are
produced in a
workshop based on
environmental
friendly principles
and involving
persons in major
difficulty.
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5. Introduction in the project
Also this project will be conducted under
the sustainable development
principles. In this idea we will use local
resources and we will use the bags to
conduct educational campaigns.
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6. Goals set in June for 2009
Here is what we aimed to achieve until the
end of the year 2009
to have a functional workshop with 3 employees –
persons in major difficulty
to have our first orders and start generating
money
to use local natural materials
to have 0 waste from the production process
to reach 3000 people with our educational
message
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7. Results June – December 2009
Major milestones in 2009
June – August – planning and gathering of
resources
7th September – start the production of
textile bags in the workshop with 2
employees
October - delivered our first order of bags
November increased the number of
employees to 3 in the workshop and 3
working from home
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8. Results - Environment
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9. Results - Environment
3100 natural textile
bags produced and distributed
use local materials – the cotton is
broth from the closest place, Turcia
and the fabric is produced in
Romania
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10. Results - Environment
0 waste from
production – any material left is used
to tie the labels to the bag
use only natural materials – organic
cotton, recycled paper for label
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11. Results - Social
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12. Results - Social
We reached the social objectives with the
help of our partner Ateliere fara Frontiere
Ateliere fara Frontiere is an Romanian
nonprofit NGO aiming to facilitate the
social and professional integration of
people in great difficulty through
economic activity, to support projects of
solidarity and to fight against waste and
for the protection of the environment
www.atelierefarafrontiere.ro
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13. Results - Social
6 persons in major difficulty
are working on the project:
• 3 in the workshop (Georgiana,
Alina and Ioana)
• 3 with physical disabilities work
from home (Victoria, Daniela and
Gabriela)
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14. Results - Social
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15. Results - Social
The persons in the workshop
benefit from:
learning a new job and
working with an employer
integration in a group
access to social and career counseling
payment for the work
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16. Results - Social
The persons with physical disabilities
working from home benefit from:
having a job adapted to their
condition
having a chance to grow their income
working on a green cause and feeling useful
having opportunities to get out of the house
and feel part of a group
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17. Results - Educational and Local
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18. Results - Educational and Local
more that 3000 people
exposed to our message
we have an online strategy to be
launched in January 2010
this is a local project – Sacosa de
Panza is to be a Romanian brand, we
use local materials
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19. Results - Economic
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20. Results - Economic
In this first stage we presented 3
models of bags
Big organic cotton bag – 15 lei
Medium organic cotton bag – 13 lei
Small organic cotton bag – 11 lei
This products helped us reach the
following economic results…
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21. Results - Economic
we generated incomes of 66.470 lei,
23.100 lei a grant from The Body
Shop Foundation and 43.370 lei from
sales of textile bags
we managed to cover all the
expenses made until December in
total of 48.337 lei
we recovered the initial investments
of 2.998 lei
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22. Results - Success factors
our start-up sponsor:
The Body Shop Foundation – they supported the
project with the initial investments and the early
expenses
our social partner:
Ateliere Fara Frontiere –
www.atelierefarafrontiere.ro
out technical consultants:
Suzana Atomuai and Rodica Irod – our specialist in
sewing
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23. Results - Success factors
our first clients:
The Royal Bank of Scotland
Romania
Natural Paris
Rangali
FDSC
Forumul Donatorilor
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24. Future plans 2010 - 2011
We have big plans for 2010
to increase the number of bags sold
to go online
launch new products
launch an educational campaign
have 8 persons in major difficulty working
on Sacosa de Panza
For this we will need new investments
and support!!!
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25. Future plans – your involvement
How can you help Sacosa de Panza in 2010
Be our client – you can buy our bags for your
company for different events
Sponsor for general support of the project
With a nonrefundable grant for our development
plan – we are currently working in a 10sqm space
and with old machinery that often brake down
and affects our delivery terms
Spread the word about our project – one of your
friend or partner can be interested in what we do
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26. Testimonials
In case you would like to help, here is
what our partners say about us:
The Royal Bank of Scotland Romania - customer
“For RBS the Sacosa de Panza project developed by ViitorPlus
represents an innovative initiative on sustainable development,
it combines successfully the social, the environment and the
educational components.
The project was a good response to our needs and the feedback
we received was very good.
Sacosa de Panza strengthened our partnership initiated with
ViitorPlus earlier on 2008.”
Georgeta Bora - Sustainable Development Coordinator
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27. Testimonials
Ateliere Fara Frontiere – socio – professional
workshops
“For us the partnership with ViitorPlus on the Sacosa de Panza
project makes a lot of sense. It represents a economic activity
that offers working places to persons which are considered
unemployable. Also it offers to these persons the possibility
to form themselves for a long term socio-professional
integration.
The project fights against pollution and sensitize the public in
keeping a clean environment, it lines together the
environment protection with social and economic integration
of persons in difficulty. This gives added value to the work of
the social employees.”
Raluca Gheorlan – Executive Director
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28. Testimonials
“In this four months the project Sacosa de
Panza gave me a lot of experience in
sewing. I can say that I almost learned a
new job. Before I entered this project I had
only an idea about working on a sewing
machine and now I know well how to work
with it.”
- Georgiana Dobrin –
employee in the social
workshop
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29. Testimonials
“In this four months the project Sacosa de
Panza gave me a lot of experience in
sewing. I can say that I almost learned a
new job. Before I entered this project I had
only an idea about working on a sewing
machine and now I know well how to work
with it.”
- Georgiana Dobrin –
employee in the social
workshop
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30. sacosadepanza@viitorplus.ro
Have a good 2010!!!
The first step in helping us is to send this
presentation to your friends
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