THE SLEEPWELL PROJECT 2022
UPDATE: Together we delivered mattresses to 123 families during this year’s project. 60 on the 12th of November in Acholi Quarters Kampala, and 63 were delivered on the 20th of November in Kyabirwa Village.
Across 3 days in February 2020, the team reconnected in Uganda to deliver 60 mattresses, 45 treated mosquito nets, bed sheets, and 31 blankets to 60 families in the Acholi Quarters Slum.
Over 300 people directly benefited from the project, which, in only 1 year equates to 100,000 better nights of sleep for the people who received a mattress. This was due to the kind support of 51 humans from around the world.
In November 2022, the team will once again set out to deliver as many healthier and safer nights of sleep as we can. This time we visit 2 communities, our target is 100 mattresses, and...We would love for you to join us!
123/100 Supported
THE SLEEPWELL PROJECT OBJECTIVES
1
Upgrade old foam mattresses, and deliver new ones to families for A safer more comfortable night's sleep, inspiring more focused, energized, and productive days at work or in school.
2
Inspire and educate local and international photographers to share their community stories as we team up to document the
Project with both still and moving image.
3
Support the local team to launch a community-organized and funded project or initiative using 100% of the funds generated by families taking part in the Sleepwell project.
Before The Sleepwell Project.
After The Sleepwell Project.
HOW TO SUPPORT SLEEPWELL22…
STEP 1
SELECT YOUR SUPPORT LEVEL BELOW
STEP 2
PURCHASE YOUR CHOSEN SUPPORT LEVEL[S] IN OUR SHOP
STEP 3
WE WILL SEND YOU A PERSONAL CODE WITHIN 48HRS
STEP 4
THE TEAM WILL DELIVER YOUR SUPPORT TO A FAMILY AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A DIGITAL PORTRAIT
LEVEL 1 - DAY DREAMS
£25.00
LEVEL 1 - £25 GBP | $35 USD | $45 CDN | $45 AUD [Approx]
You will support 1x Single Mattress [6 inch deep]
Level 1, will see the team deliver a 6-inch deep, single foam mattress and many hundreds of healthier nights of sleep, directly to a family as part of The Sleepwell Project 2022.
This will help the smallest to the tallest family members enjoy a much more comfortable sleep.
365 Sleeps = 7p per night.
Families Pay In - 10000 ugx [£2.50]
*Allow 48hrs for your code to arrive.
LEVEL 2 - SWEET DREAMS
£35.00
LEVEL 2 - - £35 GBP | $50USD | $60 CDN | $65 AUD [Approx]
Mattress + Treated Mosquito Net + A bed sheet
Level 2 is great for couples or friends to split 50/50 and deliver Sweet Dreams to families taking part in the project.
Along with a mattress, your support delivers a treated mosquito net adding protection for the family against mosquitos and malaria, and bed a sheet to help keep the mattress clean which is also simple for the family to hand wash.
365 Sleeps = 9p per night.
Families Pay In - 20000 ugx [£5]
*Allow 48hrs for your code to arrive.
LEVEL 3 - BIG DREAMS
£45.00
LEVEL 3 - £45 GBP | $65 USD | $80 CDN | $85 AUD [Approx]
MATTRESS + MOSQUITO NET + BED SHEET + WARM BLANKET
Level 3 support delivers Big Dreams and can be supported by an individual, or perhaps teaming up with your family, club, class, or colleagues.
Ugandan nights can and do often get cold. With the addition of a warm blanket, the team will deliver everything a family needs for a safer, healthier, happier, and more comfortable night's sleep.
365 Sleeps = 12p per night.
Families Pay In - 30000 ugx [£7.50]
*Allow 48hrs for your code to arrive.
The Team - Sleepwell Project 2020
BECOME A TEAM SPONSOr
As an individual or corporate team sponsor, you will help the team function with a little more wiggle room. Essential costs over the project do add up, so as a team we are reaching out with an opportunity for your team/ business/club/ class or family to sponsor our team, alongside supporting families with many healthier, happier, and safer nights of sleep.
If you’re interested in joining the team as a sponsor then please click the blue button below to learn more about what you will be supporting and see the options…
Questions?? Please get in contact with Tommy
thinkpeoplethinkstory@gmail.com
Tommy | 07940753321
The Sleepwell story
Early in 2019, I found myself, camera in hand, meandering through the tight corridors of Acholi Quarters Slum in Kampala. I was there to meet and photograph a team of creative humans who use yoga and street dance to inspire the mental, physical health, and well-being of both young and old in their community.
I noticed lots of very unappealing chunks of foam as I moved around. Apparently, these were mattresses, but I found it hard to imagine having to sleep on these for a night, let alone every night, before getting up and being inspired or energised to go to work or school.
Beginning with a small idea, I wanted to buy a few mattresses to create a studio backdrop for some portraits before gifting the mattresses to those taking part. Quickly this felt very limited, and upon sharing the idea with the team, it became evident that we could evolve this into a larger collaborative project with the community and the wider world.
Over the next 8 months, the first “Sleepwell Project” began to take shape. The team sent videos and images from Uganda whilst I began to create the project in the UK.
In October 2019, we released the “Sleepwell Project” to the world, seeking support to make it happen.
Simply, people would support a mattress, receive a code, the team match that code to a family, deliver a new mattress, create a family portrait, and share it with the supporter.
Across 3 days in February 2020, the team reconnected in Uganda to deliver 60 mattresses, 45 treated mosquito nets, bed sheets, and 31 blankets to 60 families in the Acholi Quarters Slum.
Over 300 people directly benefited from the project, which in only 1 year equates to 100,000 better nights of sleep for the people who received a mattress. This was due to the kind support of 51 humans from around the world.
Creativity and photography brought our team together, inspiring us to see the world in an extraordinary way.
Each project is a community collaboration, connected to the team. Photography is our way to interact, educate, empower and share it with the people we meet, whilst being excited to share the adventure directly with those worldwide who have supported us.
From GoPros and phones to DSLRs and location lighting, the team plan, learn, move and deliver projects together whilst documenting the moments of mayhem, mischief, and magic that make it so worthwhile.
Our ability to work from the inside out rather than the outside in is what makes our pictures and projects so honest and authentic. When you support any of our projects you can be assured that your support reaches the places and the people who need it.
Sleep is vital for us as humans to function both mentally and physically; the quality of our sleep is quite often the difference between a good or bad day...
For years many families share thin open foam mattresses offering zero support on a bed of bricks or the floor. Mattresses can attract all manner of dust particles, including bed bugs, mites, and moisture, leading to any number of health issues, including back and body pains, allergic reactions, and respiratory disease.
With your support to create a better night’s sleep, we will inspire happier, more productive days at work for the adults and focused, energised days for the children at school. “The Sleepwell Project” sets out to alleviate most of the new mattress costs whilst making it accessible to families.
Each family will contribute a small amount of money to receive their mattress, empowering their partnership in “The Sleepwell Project”.
The local team will launch a community-organised and funded project or initiative using 100% of the funds generated by families participating in “The Sleepwell Project”.
WATCH THE SLEEPWELL 2020 FILM…
