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Curtains Made for You working in partnership with WeSeeHope

Posted in Charity News on the 5th January 2015 at 3:38pm. (0 comments)

Since Curtains Made for You was set-up 7 years ago, we have donated 10% of all profits to a charity called WeSeeHope (formerly HopeHIV). The charity works with orphans and vulnerable young people in sub-Saharan Africa. Since 2013 we have been...

Curtains from Stround, tailoring training in Africa

Posted in Charity News on the 11th July 2014 at 2:03pm. (0 comments)

10% of all Curtains Made for You’s profits go to supporting a project in Zimbabwe to train orphaned girls in practical skills such as tailoring, run by UK based charity Hope HIV. The centre where the girls are trained has been...

Curtain making makes a difference in Africa

Posted in Charity News on the 2nd March 2014 at 11:27am. (0 comments)

  Through choosing Curtains Made for You for your curtains, roman blinds or accessories you are helping to give orphaned girls in Zimbabwe the chance to build a new life. 10% of all income generated through Curtains Made for You goes to...

Curtains Made for You making a difference in Zimbabwe

Posted in Charity News on the 15th October 2013 at 5:37pm. (0 comments)

Thanks to your custom, through the charity HopeHIV, we have been able to support a Skills training project in Zimbabwe which provides mentoring sessions for vulnerable young adults to support them in launching their own businesses and applying for jobs. The scheme...

Curtains Made For You and Training in Tailoring in Zimbabwe

Posted in Charity News on the 11th August 2013 at 5:59pm. (0 comments)

Since the establishment of Curtains Made For You we have used part of the Company's profits to support a school in Masaka, Uganda through the charity HopeHIV. Now with the schools long-term funding secured we are delighted to do the same...

Curtains and Stories

Posted in Charity News on the 14th August 2011 at 2:42pm. (0 comments)

Making Curtains in Stroud, Changing Lives in Masaka I love curtain making, meeting customers, visiting homes, working in Stroud and The Cotswolds but still find it quite mind boggling that through our connection with Masaka School we can truly contribute in a...

Masaka School Uganda

Posted in Charity News on the 15th June 2011 at 9:12am. (0 comments)

Curtains from Stroud, Support for Uganda Stroud and surrounding area looks very green and lush this morning given the combination of rain and sun we have had over the past few days. Reminds me of our visit to Masaka School and the wonderful lushness...

Curtain Making and Masaka School

Posted in Charity News on the 8th February 2011 at 1:47pm. (0 comments)

Just received an update on things at Masaka, the school in S. Uganda we support through the curtain making of Curtains Made For You. Big recent development is the addition of some vocational training in things like tailoring, weaving, hair-dressing and...

Charity Challenge

Posted in Charity News on the 10th December 2010 at 12:17pm. (0 comments)

If you are a regular visitor to the Curtains Made For You web-site you may have noticed this week an additional blue button on each of our pages. This is the JustGiving button and links to a donation page where we...

Curtains and Masaka

Posted in Charity News on the 28th September 2010 at 3:38pm. (0 comments)

It's great when we get positive comments and feedback about the charitable aspect of Curtains Made For You. Through my curtain making I have even come across people in Gloucestershire who have close links to Masaka in S. Uganda where the...