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		<title>Philanthropic fashion&#124; Bas Timmer’s Sheltersuit brings hope to the homeless</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dutch fashion designer Bas Timmer is changing the world one Sheltersuit at a time. The young ArtEZ Institute of the Arts student had been working on a winter clothing range when he heard that a friend of his father, who had been rendered homeless, had died of hypothermia while waiting for a shelter to open. Distressed, Timmer vowed to come up with a solution to protect the homeless from extreme cold, and the Sheltersuit was born. With homeless people testing the prototype of the Sheltersuit, Timmer made sure it could accommodate the real needs of those trying to survive on the street. Created from upcycled and recycled materials, the durable Sheltersuit is in effect a waterproof and windproof bodysuit with an easily attachable sleeping bag. If the wearer needs to move away from a particular location quickly, there’s an opening at the bottom of the suit to facilitate this. The ingeniously designed garment can be stored in a matching backpack during the day. In 2014, Timmer founded the Sheltersuit Foundation to extend and scale the project. Sheltersuit products are made by volunteers, formerly homeless people, refugees or the unemployed (some of the workers receive payment). Members of vulnerable communities receive [...]]]></description>
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