Total underwear collected is 2,432,243
Thank you for sending us a pantastic 1,581 parcels in October.
Since our last Talking Pants, we’ve provided new pants and new & gently worn bras to 8 organisations:
- 640 pairs of pants to Ankoma Outreach, a charity working in Ankoma, a rural community in Ghana.
- 520 pairs of pants and bras to Happy Baby Community, a London based charity supporting mums and babies.
- 605 pairs of pants to Care4Calais (Slough/Heathrow).
- 180 pairs of pants to Days for Girls (North Herts) for inclusion in their dignity kits for girls in Angola.
- 410 pairs of pants and bras to The Refugee Council, a charity working in Northallerton.
- 705 pairs of pants and bras to Advance Charity, a national charity supporting women and girls who have experienced domestic abuse and those who are in contact with the criminal justice system.
- 380 pairs of pants to Refugees Welcome Crawley.
- 10,250 pairs of pants and bras to Kuba Foundation, a charity working with women and girls in the Gambia.
Thanks to you, we were able to give underwear recently to the Simon Community who work to support London’s street homeless. The organisation’s Shelby Vredik told us, “The donations from Smalls for All make a huge difference to our guests, who are sleeping rough and struggle to access such basic things as a change of pants. Having donations like these also allows us to build relationships with people, creating community among the street homeless and giving them somewhere to come to if they are ever in need of help.”
We were also able to provide underwear to the AMUKA Foundation in Kenya. The Amuka Foundation aims to change the lives of young people in Kenya, providing them with the education and skills they need. They focus on the prevention and relief of poverty by advancing education, health and well-being and improving the long-term conditions within which these young people live. The organisation’s Jane Ainslie told us, “Thanks to you for your incredibly generous donation [of underwear] which makes all the difference to girls’ dignity. We love working in partnership with you!”
Well we love working in partnership with you too Jane, and all the other incredible charities we’ve worked with over the years, making sure donations get to the people who need underwear in Africa and the UK!
We are incredibly thankful to the Bank of Scotland Foundation for supporting us with a grant to recruit a Business Development Manager. We’re looking for a Business Development Manager to help us grow our network of charity partners across Scotland and to help find new sources of underwear donations via retailers and manufacturers. Further details can be found here: https://goodmoves.org/…/business-development-manager
And time for the usual reminder about online Christmas shopping! Please consider supporting us while you shop online through easyfundraising. Easyfundraising partners with over 7,500 brands who will donate part of what you spend to a cause of your choice at no extra cost to you. The donation comes directly from the brand. All you need to do is sign up to easyfundraising and choose Smalls for All as your nominated charity. http://bit.ly/easy-sfa
Lastly, if you are looking for some ‘pants’ Christmas gifts, have a look at our online shop: https://bit.ly/shop-sfa
As always, thank you all for supporting Smalls,
Maria
P.S.
If you’d like to donate money, you can do so here: https://bit.ly/money-sfa
Or, donate pants the easy way: https://bit.ly/give-sfa
