From Plastic to Purpose

Some days, running a small social initiative can feel overwhelming. The hours are long, the plastic keeps coming, and the work carries on without pause. In those moments, you can find yourself quietly reflecting on why you chose this path in the first place. Then a message arrives from Mpumalanga...

Hlezipi Mnguni, one of our crocheters based in KwaMhlanga in Mpumalanga, shared that the bags she recently made enabled her to buy her son, Mlungisi Gift, new school shoes and trainers. Not a luxury. A need. A moment of dignity made possible through her hand work.

That message was the reminder I needed.

This is why we do what we do. Every bag made creates pocket money for the women who crochet for Re.Bag.Re.Use. They are paid as soon as the plastic is cut and the products are completed. 

Hlezipi shares it best herself, “I would like to thank Re.Bag.Re.Use for giving me the opportunity to crochet. I am now able to buy my son’s school uniform with the money I earn from Re.Bag.Re.Use. Thank you to the team and the customers.”

With every sale, it is never just a bag or product. It is a child walking into school with confidence. It is dignity. It is purpose stitched into plastic.

If you would like to support this work, you can view our products at https://heyzine.com/flip-book/4c3d4f118a.html 

Thank you for making stories like this possible.

Regine and the Re.Bag.Re.Use team