My Dream
I have a dream in which hunger and poverty no longer dominate the majority of the world. I have a passion to see every child have an opportunity to learn just as we do in Canada. Where they are given an equal opportunity, so they are no longer subject to starvation,
but have a chance to pursue and fulfill their dreams.
Children in the Majority World are lacking a lot of things. One of the greatest is a proper education.
How You Can Help
You can help. When you buy a backpack from The Backpack Company, you are giving school supplies and an education to a child who would have never received one without you. So when you buy a backpack, you're not JUST buying a backpack.
We want you to know we're legit. So when you buy a backpack, it contains a unique QR Code. After our trip where we deliver the backpacks, you can scan the QR Code with your smart phone. When you do, it brings you to a picture of the child that YOU bought a
bag for. THAT is One-for-One.
Our Past Success
The Backpack Company started selling our first set of backpacks in August, and we sold out in December. We then went to Quelcata, Bolivia to deliver 100 backpacks (and school supplies) to 100 children enrolled in the school there. It was truly a life-changing
experience for us and brought great joy to the children. We often take school supplies for granted, but when they received theirs it was as if it were Christmas.
The Future and You
The Backpack Company wants to do more projects, and already have some areas in mind. We are partnered with Hands Across the Nations (a not-for-profit that works out of Canada with communities in Bolivia and Mali). We want to continue this movement, but rather
than seeking an investment from venture-capitalists, we want to get the money from our consumers (YOU!).
Please help us out by donating and spreading the word about our cause.
For more information on The Backpack Company go to www.thebackpackco.com and follow us on twitter and facebook!