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As a vital component of society, SiRUBA coexists with investors, employees, locals and various stakeholders. We aspire to set an exemplary precedent, guiding other enterprises to strive for excellence. Our operational sites actively collaborate with local organizations, ensuring that resources are directed toward to those who genuinely require assistance, thus contributing to the betterment of our society.
In view of the environmental pollution caused by fast fashion, and upholding corporate social responsibility, the Foundation is committed to promoting the “ReSEW’s” through the sewing machine manufacturing industry to research and develop trial sewing and textile discarded fabrics and all kinds of textile discarded fabrics, stock fabrics, defective products, sample fabrics, etc. to re-sew and upgrading and re-creation of the recycling value of resources.
The Exit Art Festival employs scrap fabric to craft puppets using cutting, sewing, and assembly techniques within a portable crane machine. These 350 puppets featured in the dance theater set, are created during intervals in dance practice.
2022.01.18 | SiRUBA Cultural and Creative Foundation held
a meeting for the RESEW Plan.
2022.03.08 | Cross-unit Collaborative Learning took place involving the SiRUBA Cultural and Creative Foundation.
2022.08.30 | Sustainable Education initiative
launched, offering scrap recycling boxes.
2022.01.18 ˍ Education Institution Corporation”
SiRUBA Creative Industries Foundation-RESEW’s Planning Meeting.
The Center for Home Economics and Science plans to collaborate with the SiRUBA Cultural and Creative Foundation on SDGs projects related to apparel and waste fabrics, and work together on environmental education.
“Topic/ Lecturer” | 2022.03.08
Recycling of Waste Fabrics (Experiential Course)
Lecturer: SiRUBA Cultural and Creative Foundation
In-depth discussion on school development
Lecturer: The Center for Home Economics and Science
Development of Waste Recycling Box and Extended
Sustainability Courses in Various Schools
Lecturer: The Center for Home Economics and Science
Establishing a professional platform for industrial sewing machines and a sustainable fabric repository, with the RESEW initiative as the central focus. This initiative harnesses the residual resources of the fashion industry through design and practical courses, fostering skills in ‘repairing, restoring, altering, and manufacturing’ to prolong the lifespan of clothing. The goal is to achieve the utmost. advantages of sustainable fashion.
Creating job opportunities by establishing a professional platform for industrial sewing machines and a sustainable fabric
bank, centered around the RESEW initiative, we aim to effectively utilize the remaining resources of the fashion industry
through design and practical courses.
Furthermore, we seek to nurture skills such as “repairing, restoring, altering, and manufacturing” to prolong the lifespan of clothing. This effort s driven by the aspiration to achieve the full potential of sustainable fashion and its associated benefits.
The Textile Institute applied for the implementation of the VTC program. The Foundation, particularly in the basement area, established a new space for industrial machinery and equipment, including 15 flatbed machines and 3 sets of copy machines, which were loaned to the Textile institute for a total of 300 hours of garment technology mass production training courses.
- 2020 Mass Production Garment Technician Training 30 people
- 2021 Mass Production Garment Technician Training 30 people
- 2022 Mass Production Garment Technician Training 27 people
Foundation will establish the inaugural RESEW’s Lab in Yilan City, located in the East. This lab will provide professional industrial sewing equipment and offer regular basic courses. Creating Job Opportunities By establishing a professional platform for industrial sewing machines and a sustainable fabric bank, centered around the RESEW initiative, we aim to effectively utilize the remaining resources of the fashion industry through design and practical courses. Furthermore, we seek to nurture skills such as “repairing, restoring, altering, and manufacturing” to prolong the lifespan of clothing. This effort s driven by the aspiration to achieve the full potential of sustainable fashion and its associated benefits.
To enhance the professional skills of local residents in Yilan, the program will present a series of advanced courses. Our goal is to support single parents and middle-aged as well as elderly women, who face relative disadvantages in the job market. By equipping them with professional skills, we aim to empower them to enter the workforce independently and benefit themselves. Through achieving stable financial income and a sense of self-fulfillment, their roles within their families will elevate, enabling them to advocate for equal rights.
Supply the necessary materials for the industrial sewing machine workplace and sustainable fabric bank. The central focus of the reunion program is to introduce tribal members, who might be less acquainted with sustainable fashion, to the knowledge, appreciation, and hands-on experience of using industrial sewing machines. The aim is to demonstrate how environmental protection and fashion can coexist harmoniously.
Provides the industrial sewing machine workplace as the skill training environment.
- Fist season: 19 people, Second season: 15 people in 2020
- Fist season: 13 people, Second season: 12 people in 2021
- Fist season: 12 people, Second season: 13 people in 2022
2020 Taitung、Yilan、Suao Rural area
2021 Suao Mustard Seed Church
2022 Nantou Christian Church
Art is the power to recover love. Through the art creation and reading picture books and the interaction game of group slowly increases the confidence and creativity. Promotes
self-consciousness and feel self-emotion, amending heart healing.
Since 2004, Christian Action has been promoting the “1919 Parents’ Study Program”, offering after-school classes for children from economically disadvantaged families, including those who are poor, come from single-parent households, inter-generational parenting,
have physically or mental challenges, or belong foreign spouses. The program provides free tutoring, character education, dinner, and its support to the entire families.
The Foundation, along with Christian Relief Society, Studio Classroom and TRAVELER”LET’S RUN”, collaborates as co-organizers. The enrollment fees, after deducting costs, will be entirely donated to the 1919 Chaperone Program, while also contributing to the creation of an enduring memorial to sponsor the event. In the photo, you can see the Chairman of the Board of Directors of SiRUBA leading employees and their family members with enthusiasm in the road race.
The second-hand shop adopts the core recycling concept originally introduced by RE.UNIQLO. It blends the design of Yu Yin, Zhou and REHOW’s sustainable cultural creation, further extending the life cycle of second-handed clothing. Items that are no longer needed are given a new lease on life a pet clothing or furniture. Through the exclusive JUST IN XX design by Yu Yin Zhou, REHOW, and SiRUBA Cultural and Creative Foundation have been nurturing second career for these items, simultaneously achieving carbon reduction and contributing to social fulfillment.
The SiRUBA Cultural and Creative Foundation has collaborated with REHOW and invited the artist Yi Chen Kou to participate. The project employs sewing machine waste generated during producing as the primary creative material. The sustainability aspect represent the needle, while design serves as the thread, intertwining to form the essence of the video. The well symbolizes a continuous flow, akin to a river created through sewing machine stitches.
2022.12.01-2023.02.28
Finding Light Image Decoration Exhibition
REHOW LIVING LAB
Songshan Cultural and Creative Park West
Cigarette Factory
