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Charity shop volunteers raising DKK 15 million

Raising DKK 15 million from second hand clothes

DanChurchAid’s 111 second hand shops and 3.700 voluntary workers have made a profit of DKK 15 million - one million more than in 2004.

Children in Uganda whose parents are infected or have died by HIV/AIDS are among those being helped by DCA’s income from charity shops.

“Lately we have experienced an increasing interest in second hand clothes throughout Denmark – an interest inspiring us to open more charity shops. Three new shops are already on its way – two shops located north of Copenhagen in Birkerød and Ballerup and one shop in Hjallerup in northern Jutland. We experience a deepening interest from seniors who have retired early and now wish to make a difference through voluntary work,” says Bjarke S. Petersen, project manager and day-to-day head of DCA’s second hand shops.

“The second hand shops are a great asset for DanChurchAid and we are very pleased that the shops make such a considerable profit benefiting the poorest population groups in the world. Many of the charity shops also provide the settings for productive encounters between different generations – senior and youth volunteers,” tells General Secretary of DanChurchAid, Henrik Stubkjær.

To make an even better result next year DanChurchAid’s local second hand shops are always looking for new voluntary workers. For more information, please view our Danish website .

Based on article by Bjarke Skaanning Petersen published on www.noedhjaelp.dk , 13 March 2006. Translated and edited by Marianne Lemvig .