Other Initiatives

Vaccinating Children in Developing Countries

Comptoir des Cotonniers supported a Médecins du Monde^* campaign to help vaccinate children in developing countries.

From April 23 to June 2, 2007, Comptoir des Cotonniers donated €5 to Médecins du Monde for every special T-shirt sold in France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Luxemburg, and Portugal. Every €5 paid for the vaccination of six children.

The brand values of authenticity and proximity were supported by many customers and as the result of the campaign Comptoir des Cotonniers succeeded to donate 45,400 vaccines to children of such developing countries and regions as Nepal and Tibet.

* It is an international humanitarian aid organization whose volunteers provide medical care for vulnerable populations around the world.

Social Contribution through Donating Shoes

In support of UNIQLO’s All-Product Recycling Initiative, VIEWCOMPANY has donated roughly 6,000 pairs of unused shoes to a certified NPO, Japan Relief Clothing Center. In November 2007, these shoes were delivered to refugee camps in Tanzania controlled by the UNHCR along with clothing that UNIQLO received from its customers.

A disease known as tungiasis or sand flea disease, caused by parasites getting underneath the victims’ toenails and resulting in necrosis of the feet, affects many people in Africa who go without shoes. The shoes donated will make a positive contribution to the lives and health of people in African refugee camps.