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| Five
years ago, 10:10 helped Sophie Unwin get her first grant. And now we can help
her again. |
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| Sophie
Unwin and her team at Remade in Edinburgh teach people to repair their
computers, furniture and clothes, or refurbish them to sell onwards, and
campaign for zero waste. |
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| In
2010, a 10:10 campaign helped Sophie get her first grant. Since then, they've
grown from a small group of volunteers to an organisation with 10 employees.
Basically, Sophie’s taken a bit of 10:10 love and turned it into something
awesome. Their new center, the Edinburgh Remakery, has diverted 250
tonnes of waste, trained 2000 people in repair skills, and tripled their
turnover to £200,000—all in the last year alone. |
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now we can help her be even more awesome. |
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| Remade
in Edinburgh has been shortlisted as one of the top five social enterprises in
the UK, and Sophie is up for the Bank of Scotland Social Entrepreneur of the
Year Award. If she wins, she'll be able to scale things up and take the Makeries
across the country. She aims to use the money to kick-start a new
organisation, REMADE, and work with local authorities to help other community
groups set up repair businesses throughout the UK. |
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they need your help to make it happen. |
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it’s super easy—just vote. Twice. |
- Go to The Social Entrepreneur of the Year website, tick Sophie, and
enter your email address.
- Text SEYA SOPHIE to 67076 (some devices may say there is a charge, but it’s
definitely free!)
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| Opening
Remakeries all over the nation is an affordable way to create thousands of jobs,
save local authorities costs in landfill tax, and build a real green economy.
After all, what's better for the environment—and your pocket—than
learning to refurbish the things you already have? |
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| Find
out more about The Edinburgh Remakery here! |
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