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Fashion Makes Change launches Your Change Can Change Everything to empower and educate women in the value chain
Global fashion and retail brands unite for consumer campaign to celebrate International Women s Day
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NEW YORK, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Fashion Makes Change, a project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, joins forces with fashion and retail brands across the globe to support the empowerment and education of women in supply chain communities.
The first consumer program Your Change Can Change Everything launches today, in celebration of International Women s Day. Customers are invited to round-up their purchase to the nearest dollar or make a donation when shopping with participating brands and retailers. Select brands will match those funds and/or offer a donation on behalf of their customers, furthering the effort to uplift the voices of women globally.