(Lisa, two gallery systems… one above perhaps needed to address the Microsoft Edge problem… below alternative possibly easier as it uses a lightbox system that goes over the header, making the ‘next’ button easier… the one above is set to auto as the ‘next’ button makes the page jump up and down to accommodate header.. so pros and cons whichever is chosen!)
(Lisa, two alternative dropdown options below)
Maria Macnamara MBE – Founder
It was following her experience in Ethiopia that she decided to set up Smalls for All.
In 2015 Maria was recognised as an inspirational volunteer and awarded a Point of Light Award by the Prime Minister. “Maria’s work will have had an immediate impact on the daily lives of thousands of women and I am delighted to recognise her service with this Point of Light Award.” Points of Life are outstanding individual volunteers – people who are making a change in their community. In 2016 Maria was honoured with an MBE.
Alan McCormick – Chairman
Smalls for All captured his heart after he witnessed the amazing impact that giving someone their own underwear can have. Underwear not only restores dignity it allows the street kids to go swimming in public places, play football etc, etc.
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- Alan McCormick
It was following her experience in Ethiopia that she decided to set up Smalls for All.
In 2015 Maria was recognised as an inspirational volunteer and awarded a Point of Light Award by the Prime Minister. “Maria’s work will have had an immediate impact on the daily lives of thousands of women and I am delighted to recognise her service with this Point of Light Award.” Points of Life are outstanding individual volunteers – people who are making a change in their community. In 2016 Maria was honoured with an MBE.
Smalls for All captured his heart after he witnessed the amazing impact that giving someone their own underwear can have. Underwear not only restores dignity it allows the street kids to go swimming in public places, play football etc, etc.
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- Alan McCormick
Maria 🙏🧡
Thanks to their buy-one give-one model, every time someone purchases a pair of pants from Y.O.U’s core collections, they donate a pair to Smalls - helping us provide essential underwear to those who need it most.
Maria 💛🩲
@youunderwearuk
The organisation’s Linda Arnot told us, “We include new pants in every referral package so this huge donation of “smalls” will make such a difference to the families we provide for. Every child deserves the dignity of having sufficient, well-fitting underwear.”
Thank you for helping us to help them,
Maria. 🩲🩳🙏
Donations of new pants and new or gently worn bras can be sent to Smalls for All, Five Sisters Business Park, Westwood, West Calder, EH55 8PN
www.smallsforall.org/buy-to-give/
P.S. We currently have a volunteer opportunity available, link in Stories for details
Back in February, Madison told us, “The underwear will be donated to women living in Mbarara, Uganda. I am working with other organisations, such as Period Talk Uganda, where we host menstrual education sessions in Mbarara and Kampala. With this donation, we can organise a session in a slum or village within Mbarara City where menstrual education will be provided in an effort to reduce menstrual stigma. In addition, underwear will be distributed alongside reusable menstrual pads. Women do face the challenge here of owning/purchasing quality underwear alongside the additional challenge of purchasing menstrual pads each month. I am also working with health centres in Mbarara City that work with vulnerable and marginalised populations, and the underwear would also be distributed to women seeking health services at this centre if there is extra after hosting an outreach session.”
Madison has since come back to us with some photos and to say, “Thanks again for the donation - Period Talk Uganda held the event in collaboration with Action for Improved Health and Wealth on April 26th in Kijungu area in Mbarara, Uganda. We were able to distribute underwear, reusable pads, and soap to 150 female sex workers. We were also able to get approximately 30 male sex workers to attend the event to help provide sexual and reproductive health education as well as working to destigmatise menstruation.”
Thank you for helping us to help Madison to help them, Maria. 🩲🩳🙏
Donations of new pants and new or gently worn bras can be sent to Smalls for All, Five Sisters Business Park, Westwood, West Calder, EH55 8PN
www.smallsforall.org/buy-to-give/