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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <IMG SRC="0bc8a9e0.jpg" border=0 width="138" height="158" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Trebuchet MS" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cushion Covers"><U><B>Cushion Covers</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jute Shopping Bags"><U><B>Jute Shopping Bags</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Embroidered Cotton Bags "><U><B>Embroidered Cotton Bags  </B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ladies Shirts"><U><B>Ladies Shirts</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mens Shirts"><U><B>Men's Shirts</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Clothing"><U><B>Children's Clothing</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>See More Products:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.infinitycottage.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.infinitycottage.com"><U><B> Infinity Cottage </B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Society for Underprivileged Families</B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Trebuchet MS" ><B>(SUF)</B> </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >|     </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#009933" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >H<A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Society for Underprivileged Families"><U>ome</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Project Areas"><U>Project Areas</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Programs"><U>Programs</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bright Girls Bright Boys"><U>Bright Girls & Bright Boys</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="From The Children"><U>From The Children</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Get Involved"><U>Get Involved</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events"><U>Events</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Advocacy Awareness"><U>Advocacy & Awareness</U></A>   |   Shop   |   <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Partners"><U>Partners</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Shop</B></div> <div> <B>Products</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="13186b20.jpg" border=0 width="134" height="178" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Current products include: </div> <div> <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cushion Covers"><U>Cushion Covers</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jute Shopping Bags"><U>Jute Shopping Bags</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Embroidered Cotton Bags "><U>Embroidered Cotton Bags</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ladies Shirts"><U>Ladies Shirts</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mens Shirts"><U>Mens Shirts</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Clothing"><U>Children's Clot</U></A>hing</div> <bR> <div> All products are 100% fair trade.  Through your purchase you will be supporting a SUF tailoring graduate or local Bangladeshi lady.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Background</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="130d7b80.jpg" border=0 width="215" height="184" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> To support the training and income of graduated students and Bangladeshi ladies SUF run a community Production Unit.  This program give ladies and graduated students the opportunity to build on their skills needed for future employment as well as supplying them with an income to be able to save and buy their own sewing and tailoring equipment.  </div> <bR> <div> <B>Salma</B> is the production manager, assisted with design and quality control by <B>Dina </B>and <B>Nasnin</B>. <B>Shelley</B> is the chief machinist, and not only does most of the intricate machine sewing, but also helps train the younger machinists coming through from the tailoring school.<B> Bubli</B>, whose story is told below, is also an expert machinist. Top embroiders like <B>Pushpo</B> and <B>Nasrin</B> are among the many young local girls and women who have trained at SUF and now benefit from the contract work they get from the Production Unit.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >Australian volunteer, Jill Atherstone, worked as a tailoring trainer at Society for Underprivileged Families in 2003/4. SUF asked her to find overseas markets for the Production Unit so that funds could be raised to continue to help educate working children and give them a better chance in life. As Jill has some expertise in equestrian fashion and had been making and marketing equestrian clothing for many years she trained the girls of the production unit to make equestrian shirts and  started marketing them in Australia through</FONT> <A HREF="http://www.infinitycottage.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.infinitycottage.com/"><U>Infinity Cottage</U></A>. </div> <bR> <div> SUF applied to the Australian High Commission for a Direct Aid Grant and was granted enough money to equip the Production Unit with new electric industrial sewing machines to replace the treadle machines that were initially used.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >All the products sold by</FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0033FF" FACE="Trebuchet MS" ><A HREF="http://www.infinitycottage.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.infinitycottage.com/"><U> </U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.infinitycottage.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.infinitycottage.com/"><U>Infinity Cottage</U></A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >are made by Society for Underprivileged Families.  When you buy these beautiful products you are directly supporting SUF and Child Rights in Bangladesh.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>