As 2020 marks the beginning of a new decade, we at Orora are embarking on our journey to Paving our path to Sustainability. We believe in the philosophy, “Give a man a fish, and you will feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you’ve fed him for a lifetime.” We engage with individuals in building stronger sustainable communities. Together, we fight for the independence, empowerment and financial stability of every individual we work with in various communities. We welcome you to join our Orora's Champion of Sustainability Program as we target to attaining triple-bottom line sustainability in Amoor, Trichy (India).

A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT ORORA'S CENTER IN AMOOR, TRICHY (INDIA)

Over the last couple of years, Orora's team of 25 women employees working out of Amoor, Trichy (India), have been trained with unique skills in electronics and solar engineering. Our team can now produce solar solutions to help meet their own energy needs. Training and working with our employees has been a truly amazing experience. We hear the joy in the voices of our employees when they share their stories with us about how their life has progressed in the last two years working at Orora. We are so grateful for our growth so far and our well-wishers (our champions of sustainability) who we have come in contact with and also those who share our vision of helping the planet, women and local communities. You can read more about Orora's work in Amoor, Trichy (India) on our website (Orora Blogs).

PAVING OUR PATH TO SUSTAINABILITY

Starting 2020, our main goal for Orora’s center in Amoor, Trichy (India) is to make it self-sustaining. Orora’s team is currently working on setting up its first pilot of a community-owned and community-managed completely solar-powered and automated Orora Power Hub for garment manufacturing. When the hub is fully operational, the revenue generated from the sale of the garments manufactured by this hub and the savings generated by use of renewable energy at the hub (instead of fossil fuel) will go into a profit-sharing fund which will help with sustaining the Amoor center for the next several years to come. The center will help sustain the livelihood of 65 employees (25 women working at the Orora’s renewable energy production center and 40 individuals working at garment manufacturing center).

We truly believe in our team. We truly believe in this community. We are currently raising $100,000 via our crowdfunding campaign to setup a self-sustaining solution for our team to earn a livelihood and become financially independent in the years to come. Setting up an Orora Power Hub for garment manufacturing in Amoor, Trichy (India) will provide our team a platform to achieve self-sustainability locally. The funds raised through this campaign will go towards

* $50,000 required to support the salaries of women working at the our center in Amoor, Trichy (India) for a year
* $50,000 required to expand our impact beyond Amoor in the Trichy community

With the generous support from AIC-Sangam, our first funders for this pilot, we have kickstarted setting up the infrastructure for Orora Power Hub. We graciously request your support to complete our pilot model of the Orora Power Hub and help our team achieve financial independence. Together through these efforts, we can continue the legacy of building strong minds that will ultimately be strong leaders within the Trichy community (locally), within India (nationally), and globally.

WE WELCOME YOU TO BECOME OUR CHAMPION OF SUSTAINABILITY!!!

A Champion of Sustainability is, “An individual who seeks to creatively lead change and promote sustainability with Orora to transform the communities we work in into more sustainable ecosystems." Come join us as Orora's Champion of Sustainability by

A) SPONSORING: You can sponsor us by making a contribution on our crowdfunding campaign page : https://www.gofundme.com/f/path-to-sustainability. A sponsor will receive a detailed report on the progress of the hub, a sponsorship acknowledgement letter, a "Champion of Sustainability" badge and a recognition on our website. We thank you in advance for your contribution and support!

B) MENTORING: A few of our employees come from very challenging backgrounds and require additional help with financial planning and more in their struggle against climate change. You can mentor our employees by connecting on conference calls with our employees.

C) PARTNERING: With skills in building solar products and making garments, our team can produce solar solutions and/or garments to help you meet your needs. You can place an order with us to meet your energy and/or garment needs.

We would love to hear from you about your ideas to promote sustainability in the communities we work in. Email us at info@ororaglobal.com to connect with us about becoming Orora's Champion of Sustainability. Our team genuinely appreciate your consideration and thank you in advance for your contribution and support!