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A community-driven social enterprise that transforms upcycled textile waste into handcrafted lifestyle goods, such as handwoven doormats, bags, and home accessories. By providing sustainable livelihoods to mothers in the Payatas community, the initiative empowers local women to combat social stigma and achieve economic resilience through ethical craftsmanship.
Manila, Luzon, Philippines

Project Payatas helps mothers from low-income households to recycle fabric waste into handmade fashion, home goods, and handicrafts, diverting textile waste from landfills.
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