Kakou CIC raise funds for frontline staff at Chesterfield Royal Hospital through sales of ‘Pride’ products
A local social enterprise has released a range of bespoke products and designs, with proceeds from sales going to frontline workers at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
Kakou is a social enterprise looking to identify and remove barriers that exclude the disabled from accessing mainstream music and creative arts participation.
The group specialises in the design and manufacture innovative products, offering mainstream features that are inclusive and accessible to all, without the need for special adaptation.
It also provides research and development into new ways to provide disabled people with opportunities to participate and collaborate in inclusive environments and hosts workshops suitable for all ages and abilities that stimulate the mind in a vast range of original, creative, practical and engaging ways.
Last year, Kakou CIC were commissioned by the University of Derby to produce a piece of community artwork to be displayed at their Chesterfield Campus.
Now, Kakou are selling prints of the St. Helena canvas, alongside rainbow inspired t-shirts and tote bags, with the proceeds going to #ProtectYourNHS – the charity of Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
With the help of the students, teachers and staff of St. Helena, and the festival-goers of Chesterfield Pride 2019, the group created a giant canvas of the St. Helena campus (home of the University’s College of Health and Social Care).
Originally painted in Pride colours, the rainbow has become a symbol of support for people wanting to show solidarity with NHS workers on the front line.
Director of Kakou, Ann Fomukong-Boden said “during the Covid-19 pandemic many of the nursing and allied healthcare students from St. Helena have taken to the frontline, working in hospitals as part of our NHS and Care Heroes.
“Having produced this amazing piece of art, it felt right as a thank you and acknowledgement of all the work the NHS has done during the pandemic to use it to help raise money for our local NHS charity.”
To shop the collection visit – https://kakou.co.uk/collection/chesterfield-pride/
Kakou CIC supports the marketing and economic growth of the town through Chesterfield Champions, a network of over 180 organisations across Chesterfield and North Derbyshire.
