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Working together towards our social mission:

Our manufacturing and retail operations account for 70% of our organisation's activities. Our training programs account for 30% of our organisation's activities.

We are fully accredited by Ethical Clothing Australia, which means that our operations are fully transparent and legally compliant. All of our employees receive wages and entitlements in line with Australian Awards, and work in a safe and ethical environment.

We are a small and dedicated team, working in full and part time roles. During opening hours, there's always one or more of our staff on-site in Newtown. We also undertake work off-site, particularly in various parts of Western Sydney. We count many generous industry supporters within our extended team - find out more about the designers, brands and individuals who support our work.

CEO

Camilla Schippa

Camilla joined The Social Outfit as CEO in 2019, after a 20-year career in the field of international development and peace. Previously, she held the roles of Director of the Institute for Economics and Peace - which she led for the decade 2008 to 2018 - and Chief of the United Nations Office for Partnerships in New York from 2005 to 2007. Camilla has lived and worked in Africa, Europe, North America and Australia. She is a passionate promoter of the principles of multiculturalism, equity and social justice with a particular focus on migrant affairs and issues affecting children and young women.
Timothy Goh

RETAIL, SALES & MARKETING MANAGER

Timothy Jia Huei Goh

Timothy leads the day-to-day operations of The Social Outfit’s retail and online store, as well as overseeing marketing and communication at The Social Outfit. He deeply believes that slow fashion labels such as The Social Outfit can be a platform for championing the rights of marginalised people and showcasing the beautiful cultures that make up our community. 

SENIOR SEWING TECHNICIAN

Naw Esther Han

Naw Esther assists with the effective running of the day-to-day operations of our manufacturing workroom, and produces high-quality clothing and other products for sale by The Social Outfit.

 

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Joucelen (Joss) Gabriel

Since February 2020, Joss is managing our workroom, coordinating the development of our collections and guiding the sewing technicians to further develop their skills and confidence in Australia's fashion industry. Joss also guides the work of our volunteers and runs our Sewing School.  

PARTNERSHIPS & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Kate Clugston

Kate joined The Social Outfit in 2019 after a multi-faceted career in social enterprise fundraising, various women's wellbeing projects and community arts. She believes The Social Outfit provides two ways for you, our wider community, to contribute to positive social and environmental change that's aligned with your values. One is through consumer power, spending your hard-earned money in a pro-social way to signal your support of ethical, sustainable fashion. The other is through joining our Giving Circle, making a recurring or one-off donation to help fund our non-profit activities, providing training and employment to refugee and new migrant women.

SEWING TECHNICIANS

We employ women from the refugee and new migrant community as part of our sewing technician employment program, making all of The Social Outfit's garments and accessories on site. These are paid positions, and for the majority of our sewing staff represent their first job in Australia.

These placements run from 6 months to 2 years, and are designed to transition people into external paid employment.

Find out more about our community employment programs' impact.

Pictured here: Wissam.

RETAIL TRAINEES

We employ young people from the refugee and new migrant community as part of our retail training program, providing paid placements to learn retail skills and confidence in a supported Australian environment.

These placements run for 6 months and are designed to transition young people into external paid employment.

Find out more about our community employment programs' impact.

Pictured here: Zarhira & Ruck Sar.

STUDENTS

We offer community training programs in sewing and design free of charge for the new migrant and refugee community. Our sewing programs are often run in partnership with TAFE NSW, and our design programs are run in partnership with various settlement service organisations in Western Sydney.

These programs usually run between 4-10 weeks, and participants acquire measurable new technical and interpersonal skills, as well as confidence and information to access further training or employment.

Find out more about our community training programs' impact.

Pictured here: Han, Bec & Chika.