We go beyond standard certification and are committed to doing our part to make the social world a better place. Through various assistance programs, The Choice provides targeted support to people - young and old - who are in dire need and is tailored to specific needs. A central tenet of all our projects is to promote self-reliance.

A second life for clothing
With the recycling of clothing, we have a legal responsibility and obligations. We take our role in this seriously and are affiliated with the UPV Textile Foundation. Our standards are very high and we only turn out the highest quality. We donate rejected clothing from our warehouse to Zending Over Borders and the Volyaukraine Foundation, among others. With a small gesture for us, we can really make a difference in the lives of people in the poorest countries of Eastern Europe.

In Bangladesh, children can get an education at very low cost or even for free. Yet there are families who do not take the chance of education, they let children leave school to work in the household or in the fields. We started the Back to School project with a manufacturer in 2007.

The first year of the Back to School Project began with 20 students and only two teachers. Unlike regular schools, there were incentives to go to school: free eggs and cookies and extracurricular activities to develop other social and cultural skills. They were also given soap and toothpaste for health and hygiene. The Back to School Project has seen tremendous development. Some grade 1 students who started the program 10 years ago are now studying at university. These original school leavers want to become doctors, engineers or ministers instead of working in the household or on the farm.