Who we are
The people behind the sorting table.
Vibe Collective turns Vancouver's spare clothing into two kinds of good at once: clothing for people who need it in Uganda, and meaningful paid work for people rebuilding their lives close to home.
Our mission
Nothing usable wasted. Nobody written off.
Good clothing shouldn't end up in a landfill, and people in recovery shouldn't be short of a real, paying job. We built one programme that answers both — a route you can follow from a Vancouver drop-off bag to a community in Uganda, with dignified work at every step in between.
We keep our promises as promises, not as inflated statistics. What we can say plainly, we say. What we can't measure honestly, we don't pretend to.
The sorting team
Real work, paid fairly, that matters.
Our team are people rebuilding their lives in recovery. On the sorting line they do skilled, hands-on work — checking quality, sorting by size and season, and packing every shipment. It's paid work, treated as work: a steady rhythm to the week, a role to take pride in, and a visible result at the end of it.
We don't tell their stories for sympathy. We hire for the job, pay for the job, and let the work speak. The clothing you donate is what makes that work possible.
"Real, paid work that gives back to the community — it's changed how I see my days."
Recovery team member (sample voice — replaced with a real one at launch)
Where it goes
A route you can see, end to end.
From a Vancouver drop-off, to hand-sorting here, to partner communities in Uganda — the whole journey is out in the open. Follow the full route.
Be part of it.
Donate clothing, run a drive with your company, or just ask a question. We read every email.
Email [email protected] Vancouver, BC · how to donate