12/01/2025
Jo Rose & Claudia Milena Adler will take on the York 2025 Tough Mudder! Find out why below!
In 2024 Jo Rose and Claudia Milena Adler had the privilege to work with some of Pakistan's flood-affected communities. The 2022 floods swept away everything and caused mass destruction to homes and lives. Two years on relief agency Islamic Relief Pakistan rebuilt the houses, which consisted of a single room. It is in one of those rooms we gathered with women from the community. It was stifling with temperatures reaching 50 degrees Celsius, yet the women sat patiently with us and shared their stories. It is there we heard Aishia’s* story:
“Before the floods, I had a sewing machine. I would sew our traditional blankets and sell them to get money for food for my family. I would teach my daughter to sew. The floods swept away our home and my sewing machine. Now I spend every day doing nothing. The land is too dry, we cannot grow anything. The floods took away my sewing machine, they took away my life.”
This story was the same for many of the women in this community. A sewing machine costs around £100 in Pakistan. We aim to raise funds for at least 5 sewing machines. As women and mothers we went away wanting to make a personal contribution and make a small difference to their everyday lives. The ability to congregate, sew and have the opportunity to receive some income and contribute to their household living expenses would be impactful.
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Sewing Back Lives Will you help us raise funds? Jo Rose & Claudia Milena Adler will take on the York… Jo Rose needs your support for Sewing Back Lives
