We collecting used, new or unwanted bras for the charity ‘AGAINST breast cancer’ at various venues across Widnes.
For every tonne of bras collected, the charity, ‘AGAINST Breast Cancer’, receives £700 enabling the funding of lifesaving research projects at some of the UK’s most respected acade
mic establishments leading to improved outcomes for women throughout the world.
The bras are prevented from going to landfill and are sent to small businesses in developing countries in Africa and around the world. The bras are given a new lease of life in countries such as Ghana and Kenya where bras are expensive to produce locally, and this provides an income for struggling families.
Being able to access reasonably priced bras, boosts the self-esteem of women and girls in developing countries but more importantly, it can give status to women and girls; and a girl who is wearing a bra is less likely to be raped or sexually assaulted.
Look out for the pink Bra Banks in a venue near you and please donate your bras!