Thrift for Good
Thrift for Good is UAE-based social enterprise established in 2020. It collects used clothing, books, and accessories to sell in two UAE stores and online. Profits are donated to its charity partner, Gulf for Good, which set up in 2001 to support underprivileged children around the world. By raising money through fitness challenges and outdoor adventures, Gulf for Good funds projects focusing on children's education, housing and health, in line with the SDGs. Since 2001, it has raised more than $4m for 61 projects in 29 countries helping over 33,197 children in need.
- Organisation type Social enterprise
- Year founded 2020
- Headquartered Dubai
- Registration United Arab Emirates
- Website https://www.thriftforgood.org/
Related sustainable development goals
Focus areas
Focus sectors
- Arts
Development
- Sustainable development
- Economic development
- Community improvement
- Education
Humanitarian
- Thrift shops
- Philanthropy
Focus populations
- Adolescents
- At-risk youth
- Children
- Orphans
- Women and girls
Focus geographies
- Africa
- Americas
- Central Asia
Middle East
- United Arab Emirates
- South Asia
- South-east Asia
Grantees
- Baytna Baytak & Embrace
- Chicuchas Wasi School for Girls - Peru
- Gulf for Good
- International Association for Transformation (IAT) - Philippines
- Larchfield Kids - Tanzania
- SOS Children’s Villages
- Sparkle Malawi
- Tibetan Children's Villages (TCV) - India
Programmes
Gulf for Good's unrestricted funds
Thrift for Good also provided unrestricted/unearmarked funding to Gulf for Good to support the running of their operations and to be channelled into their underfunded projects.Thrift for Good shops
With an online store and two physical stores in Dubai, in the Palm and Times Square, Thrift for Good accepts donated clothes, bags, shoes, accessories, and books, which are then sold in their stores. Once sold, 100% of the profits from the stores go to support projects by their charity partner Gulf for Good, and donors/customers receive a AED 10 voucher as a thank you, which can be used at any of their stores.
Financials
Funding model
- Grants to organisations
Primary funders
- Public
Operations
Key staff
- Jennifer Sault, Founder
Contact details
- 00 971 4 491 8129
- hello@thriftforgood.org
- https://www.thriftforgood.org/
- Thrift for Good Palm Jumeirah, Golden Mile Galleria, Building 8, Dubai, United Arab Emirates