Uneeka's Blog

This month here at Uneeka we are celebrating all the wonderful charities that we support. With September 5th being the International Day of Charity what better time to recognise all the brilliant things that the following charities do. Each week we are using our displays across our stores to recognise & celebrate: ARTHOUSE Unlimited, GoodWeave and Child Rescue Nepal. ARTHOUSE Unlimited are a charity that is all about art! They represent a group of artists who live with complex neuro-diverse and physical support needs, working alongside instructors they create artworks which are then developed and designed into products for sale. Offering a...

Here at uneeka we are proud to support Child Rescue Nepal and this black friday we decided to ask our lovely customers for their support. We added a stamp to our donation board for every £25 spent in store. We managed to reach our target and double our donation from £250 to a whopping £500 for this fantastic charity. The charity has been rescuing and caring for vulnerable children in Nepal since 1999 With more people globally exploited for hard labour than at any other point in history, we know our work is desperately needed. Child Rescue Nepal is on...

  This inspirational, three-minute video highlights the story of Muskaan, a 13-year-old girl and former child labourer, discovered by GoodWeave inspectors while working in a home-based, outsourced apparel supply chain in India.It was filmed and produced by Will Jack Robinson of The Studio_M. We have proudly supported this fantastic company for over half a decade and about 50% of our rugs are GoodWeave certified.  GoodWeave are an award-winning team of business-minded experts and advocates for social change dedicated to ending child labour, forced labour, and bonded labour in global supply chains.  For more than two decades now, GoodWeave has been fighting to end child labour on...

This eco-friendly product is made from recycled Indian newspaper. Our newspaper bags are made by an NGO* whose main objective is to provide education and shelter to street children. The organisation, which Uneeka has supported for over 10 years, was started in 2004 by street children who wanted to give something back in return for the opportunities which had allowed them to escape desperate circumstances. These elder children, now married with children of their own, generate an income by making newspaper bags and jute items. This allows them to take care of thirteen street children that they have saved from...