The first seeds of the Demano brand were sown on the streets of Barcelona when the creators-to-be chanced upon a banner. Seeing that the banner material was waterproof, resistant and flexible, they thought, why not recycle it and turn it into a bag?

The Demano brand was subsequently created in 1999, with the purpose of re-using discarded advertising material from event, exhibition and festival banners. In 2000, Demano signed agreements with several cultural institutions and organisations for exclusive use of their banners.

Today, Demano has added other recycled materials sourced from around town, such as kitesurf sails, combining environmental awareness and design into an urban cool line-up of bags and accessories.

Check out the one-of-a-kind Demano products now available in our store!

We’re pleased to share with you that the magazine of the Humaneity Foundation can now be purchased at Simply Living. Price is $10 per copy.

About Humaneity Foundation
The Humaneity Foundation is a non-profit international charity organization, the non-profit division of the Singapore-based Humaneity Group, www.humaneity.com. Its mission is to support the capacity building of other grassroots foundations in the areas of Micro Business and Women’s Community Development Programs. It’s about sustainability and empowering those people on the ground to improve there own lives. For more information, visit www.humaneityfoundation.org

About Humaneity Magazine
Humaneity Magazine is a social enterprise which donates 100% of its annual net profits to the Humaneity Foundation. The objectives of the Humaneity Magazine are to create global awareness of areas of need and to provide useful information to readers on how they can get engaged and connected to the humanitarian sector. Each issue is packed with informative and inspirational stories of non-profit organisations, volunteer projects, CSR and more. Further information and online subscription is available at www.humaneitymagazine.com

A few highlights of the 68-page current issue:
- Organization in Focus: New Delhi-based ‘GOONJ’ and its initiatives to re-use old clothes and material to solve the problem of clothing the poor in far-flung villages in India.
- A New Way of Giving – the story of one young philanthropist’s commitment to donate to one new charity every day for one year on a limited budget.
- International Volunteerism in Asia – key findings by the Singapore International Foundation on new trends and challenges.
- Giving a Voice to Genocide Victims – how a law professor from Singapore and his ex-journalist wife set up an NGO to represent Cambodian minorities in tribunal hearings.

Pick up your copy today. Be aware, be inspired to get involved!