To coincide with International Day of Peace on Thursday, September 21, global apparel retailer UNIQLO today announces that through its PEACE FOR ALL charity T-shirt project it has to date donated over RM 22.3 million* to three international aid organizations working on global peace activities.
Since the commencement of the project in June 2022, 100% of profits from the sales of PEACE FOR ALL T-shirts (equivalent to 20% of the selling price) have been donated evenly to UNHCR (the UN refugee agency), Save the Children, and Plan International through their respective representatives in Japan. Worldwide, over 2.3 million PEACE FOR ALL T-shirts have so far been sold, with shirts featuring designs donated by prominent figures including tennis legend Roger Federer, novelist Haruki Murakami, and artist KAWS.
Donations from the PEACE FOR ALL project have so far been used by partner organizations towards projects including helping to prevent early marriage in Vietnam, delivering food supplies and learning spaces for children affected by conflicts and natural disasters, and providing shelter and protection to forcibly displaced men, women, and children.
* Calculated from the total of JPY697,281,900 at the September 11, 2023, exchange rate of US$1 = JPY 146 = RM 4.68.
Comment from Koji Yanai, Fast Retailing Group Executive Officer
“Working towards a future in which everyone can live in peace and security, UNIQLO commenced the PEACE FOR ALL project as a way to move the world even just a little in a better direction. On International Day of Peace, I am overjoyed to announce that the project has so far donated over RM 22.3 million towards peace-related activities. I would like to express my deepest appreciation once again to all our customers who have supported PEACE FOR ALL, to our collaborators who have participated in the project with a wish for peace, and to our charity partner organizations. We look forward to continuing to grow the PEACE FOR ALL project, and to continue donating together with our customers.”
Comments from charity partner organizations
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) https://www.unhcr.org/ |
| One of the great things about PEACE FOR ALL is that anyone can show their support for peace and people forced to flee by wearing one of these T-shirts. With global displacement numbers surpassing 110 million people earlier this year – a figure nearly comparable to Japan’s population – this support is needed now more than ever before. With funding from PEACE FOR ALL, UNHCR has been able to provide lifesaving humanitarian assistance such as shelter and protection to forcibly displaced men, women, and children. Thank you to UNIQLO and its customers for continuing to stand #withrefugees. Ayaki Ito UNHCR Japan Representative |
| Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.net/ |
| This past year was even more special than previous years for Save the Children. Every time I came across people wearing PEACE FOR ALL T-shirts, I was overjoyed to see someone taking action for world peace. By wearing a PEACE FOR ALL T-shirt, your support is having a positive impact for the millions of children and their families living in countries affected by conflict or natural disasters. With your help, we were able to support children around the world – including in Ukraine, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Bangladesh and Mozambique – with cash assistance, food supplies, learning spaces, and psychosocial support. I hope we can continue to work together to support these children by wearing these T-shirts. Akiko Takai Executive Director cum Secretary General, Save the Children Japan |
| Plan International https://plan-international.org/ |
| Thanks to the funds provided through PEACE FOR ALL, we’re now implementing the “Preventing Early Marriage” project in Vietnam so that ethnic minority girls living in Ha Giang Province, far from the capital Hanoi, can receive a quality education in a safe and secure environment. The project improves school and sanitary facilities and provides educational supplies. At the same time, we also hold awareness-raising and capacity-building activities for ethnic minority children, youth, teachers, and parents, in order to build a system that will enable the entire community to work toward the eradication of child marriage. We sincerely appreciate your support. Kiyoko Ikegami Chair of the Board, Plan International Japan |
About PEACE FOR ALL
UNIQLO launched the PEACE FOR ALL project on June 17, 2022, and to date has featured designs from 29 collaborators. As of the end of August 2023, a total of 2.3 million T-shirts have been sold, raising \697,281,900. UNIQLO parent company Fast Retailing contributes 100% of profits from the sale of these T-shirts (equivalent to 20% of the selling price) to three international aid organizations (UNHCR, Save the Children, Plan International Inc.) that aid people impacted by poverty, discrimination, violence, and conflict.
29 Design Partners to Date
| Akamai Technologies | Jonathan Anderson | Tadao Ando | Haruka Ayase | Jean-Michel Basquiat |
| Technology Company | Designer | Urbanist, Architect | Actress | Artist |
| Dick Bruna | Roger Federer | Ines de la Fressange | Keith Haring | Ayumu Hirano |
| Picture Book Author, Graphic Designer | Professional Tennis Player | Model and designer | Artist | Professional Snowboarder, Skateboarder |
| Rei Inamoto | Kosuke Kawamura | KAWS | Shingo Kunieda | Lisa Larson |
| Creative Director | Collage Artist, Graphic Designer, Art Director | Artist | Professional Wheelchair Tennis Player | Ceramicist |
| Christophe Lemaire | Christina de Middel | Daido Moriyama | Haruki Murakami | Kei Nishikori |
| Designer | President of Magnum Photos | Photographer | Novelist | Professional Tennis Player |
| Julian Opie | PEANUTS | Gordon Reid | Francesco Risso | Kashiwa Sato |
| Artist | Comic | Professional Wheelchair Tennis Player | Creative Director of Marni | Creative Director |
| Adam Scott | Hana Tajima | Wim Wenders | Shinya Yamanaka | |
| Professional Golfer | Designer | Film Director | Physician-Scientist |
Previously released PEACE FOR ALL T-shirts can be purchased through the online store or the UNIQLO app (excluding some designs). For details, please check the product page at https://www.uniqlo.com/my/en/spl/ut/peace-for-all.