I.Metshin: “We will support you and do everything to ensure development of your noble business”

Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, visited the tailor shop for children with disabilities yesterday. The social project received a support on behalf of the Mayor– a few months ago, the organization was allocated a municipal facility for free.

The creator of the project, manufacturer of GT Dress brand, Daliya Gainanova told the Mayor about the idea of its creation. Dalia is a mother of a special child. 11-year-old Timur has been suffering from cerebral palsy since birth, and he has excessive salivation. Buying clothes for him has always been one of the main issues. So, Daliya came up with the idea for creation an NGO-Atelier for sewing special needs clothes. She started with a production of bibs – in the form of a bandanna with a raincoat cloth inside to ease washing.

During the years of its work, the tailor shop has been able to develop unique clothes – they are comfortable, made of cotton containing fabrics and correspond to the physical characteristics of special needs children.

In 2019, Daliya Gainanova asked the Kazan Mayor's Office to help the project find a permanent location, where it would be possible to sew clothes, as well as to try them on. According to the decision of the Mayor of Kazan, the organization was allocated a renovated municipal facility on Latushskikh Strelkov street, 27 under the Good Kazan project on a free of charge basis.

Among the models available to order, the Mayor was shown the bibs, functional bodysuits, hoodies and pants that are convenient for bedridden children or those who have just undergone surgery. For children with autism, suits with a zipper at the back have been developed so that children do not get distracted, for example, from the educational process. In general, the main know-how of GT Dress Atelier is functionality and disassembly of things, as well as convenient zippers, buttons and magnetic tapes.

Apparels are sold via social networks. In addition, many orders can be produced at the expense of benefactors. “We also won a grant from the Ministry of economy and Tatarstan President’s grant”, - D.Gainanova said.

The Mayor of Kazan noted the significance of the social project. “There are 5 thousand disabled children in Kazan, and you set such an example of the business solution. We will support and do everything to ensure development of your noble business. It is necessary for children with disabilities and their parents to feel more comfortable, stylish, fashionable and pretty”, - the head of the city emphasized.