Projects

The Story of How The Philippine Community Fund Became Purple

When we first started our Philippine project in 2002, it was always our hope that we would be able to raise money in the Philippines to support the work we started and eventually turn over the management of the project to the local board of trustees. In 1996 Jane Walker (founder and CEO) was ...

PAWA Life Transformation Program

This excellent programme has been designed by PCF Philippines in partnership with Pan-Asia Women’s Association (PAWA) and it is a resounding success. The programme began in April and will finish at the end of July. 50 female public school students living in Baguio have been enrolled onto the ...

Please stop collecting Food Tin Ring Pulls

We wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued and valued efforts collecting ring pulls and other items for us. However, we most highlight again that we are NO longer accepting food tin ring pulls - this includes pet food tins. Unfortunately we have had to cease ...

Join the Purple Movement by becoming a member of the PPS Team

We really need more of you lovely lot to join us and help us sell our beautiful upcycled handcrafted products. Being a Purple Product Seller or as we like to call them PPS is easy, fun and changes lives. Even if you don't think you have time to become a PPS perhaps you know someone else ...

Purple Upcycling Scheme

upcycle ˈʌpsʌɪk(ə)l/ verb gerund or present participle: upcycling reuse (discarded objects or material) in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original. As many of you know we have an ongoing recycling scheme which we now prefer ...

Cross Border Stitching in Pakistan

A small group of desperately poor women in Faisalabad Pakistan heard about our Cross Border Stitching group in Hampshire and asked for our help. It is difficult for uneducated women to find sustainable employment. Sadly some of the women have been raped by their employers and are fearful to alert ...

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