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GEELONG-based charity the Offspring Project is expanding its services, creating the Offspring Collective, a second-hand boutique store.<\/p>\n

The latest addition is expected to open next month and will be a specially curated space of second-hand clothes.<\/p>\n

Offspring Project founder Kristi Davidson said the idea for the collective is something she’s had in the back of her mind for a while.<\/p>\n

“I think the time has come for us where donations can be challenging and constantly asking people for financial donations, you have to be creative in how you do that.<\/p>\n

“We came up with this concept of a second-hand curated boutique store for people to be able to contribute to Offspring in a different way but also bringing Offspring to Geelong.”<\/p>\n

While the Offspring Project works heavily in India fighting sex trafficking, Ms Davidson is hoping the collective is an opportunity to educate the region around modern slavery in Australia.<\/p>\n

Through the boutique store, the goal is to create a space where people can be educated about what’s going on, while using clothes in a sustainable way.<\/p>\n

Ms Davidson said there are a number of things they are wanting to achieve through the collective.<\/p>\n

“Having a physical space for Offspring so people can actually learn about Offspring, being able to come to a space where we can talk about it and they can learn,” she said<\/p>\n

“[It’s] another financial pathway for us as an organisation, those people donating clothes that we’re able to then sell and use that contribution to increase what we do in India.”<\/p>\n

They also hope one day the space will be a place that adopts a similar model to what it has in India and offer women who have experienced sexual violence, a safe working environment.<\/p>\n

The Offspring team is in the process of collecting donations for the boutique, with the intention of opening the doors around mid-July.<\/p>\n

Part of the difference of the Offspring Collective is that it is a boutique second-hand store, with people keen on donating asked to be selective with the pieces they give and the quality.<\/p>\n

Donations can be made by emailing Kerrie@offspringproject.org<\/a> or by getting in touch through the Offspring Collective social pages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GEELONG-based charity the Offspring Project is expanding its services, creating the Offspring Collective, a second-hand boutique store. The latest addition is expected to open next month and will be a specially curated space of second-hand clothes. Offspring Project founder Kristi Davidson said the idea for the collective is something she’s had in the back of […]<\/p>\n

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