Inspired by John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’, 4 friends help 10,000 poor buy clothes for just Re 1
Four Bengaluru friends launched Imagine Trust, which donates pre-loved clothes to the poor every week.
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4 college friends start ‘Bengaluru’s boutique for poor’ offering clothes at Re 1
Four college friends have made it possible for the poor to wear stylish clothes.
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1 रुपये में जरूरतमंद खरीद सकते हैं स्टाइलिश कपड़े! 4 दोस्तों ने मिलकर शुरू की अनोखी दुकान
On a clothes shop in Bengaluru’s Electronic City made entirely for people in need.
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4 college friends start ‘Imagine Clothes Bank’ in Bengaluru where each garment costs only ₹1
As many as 150 families visit the bank every week and 560 families have benefited so far. A visitor can buy up to 10 items on a visit.
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4 college friends start ‘Clothes Bank’ in Bangalore where poor can buy clothes for ₹1
Back in 2002, four classmates from St Aloysius in Mangaluru started a clothes bank on the streets for the poor, collecting old clothes from students and giving them away free.
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ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಈ ಅಂಗಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಬಟ್ಟೆಗಳ ಬೆಲೆ ಒಂದು ರೂಪಾಯಿ, ಕೊಳ್ಳೋಕೆ ನೂಕುನುಗ್ಗಲು!
On opening day, families in need, including many women and children, chose clothes to suit their needs.
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‘ഏതെടുത്താലും 1 രൂപ മാത്രം’ ; കയ്യടി നേടി ഇമാജിൻ ക്ലോത്ത് ബാങ്ക്
Any garment for one rupee: the Imagine Clothes Bank wins applause.
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At clothes bank for poor in Bengaluru, each piece costs Re 1
Four college buddies have launched a clothes bank in Bengaluru, where the poor and needy can drop in and pick up any piece of clothing they fancy for a token sum of Re 1 per piece.
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At E-City cloth bank, a garment costs just Re 1
Imagine Trust is collecting clothes in good condition and passing them on to those in need.
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At Electronic City Clothes Bank, a garment costs only Re 1
Launched in September 2021, Imagine Trust’s cloth bank provides clothes to the needy at only Rupee 1 each.
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हर कपड़ा 1 रुपये में, भारत के इस शहर में है ये हटके बुटीक
On the Imagine Clothes Bank, the brainchild of Vinod Prem Lobo, Melisha Noronha, Nitin Kumar and Vignesh.
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ના હોય! / સલામ : કોઈ પણ કપડા લઈ જાઓ 1 રૂપિયામાં, ચાર યુવાનોએ શરૂ કરી અનોખી દુકાન
Any garment for one rupee: four young people start a one-of-a-kind shop.
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Thanks to DD News, the Imagine Clothes Bank became national news
Ever since this story aired, we have had calls from all over the world. Many want to start a clothes bank of their own, and it gave us the confidence that we did it right.
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Interview by RJ Jimmy
Trustee Vinod Lobo talks about the Imagine Clothes Bank.
Interview by RJ Smitha
Trustee Vinod Lobo talks about the Imagine Clothes Bank.
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