Stories of impact · January 2020
Clothes for families at Makepe Missoke
January 2020: an appeal for unused clothes, and a giveaway for families in the Makepe Missoke neighbourhood of Douala.
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The challenge
Some children have so few clothes that, in the Foundation’s words, they wear one T-shirt for a week before it can be washed.
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What we did
The Foundation asked the public to bring clothes they no longer wear, then held a giveaway of the clothes at Makepe Missoke with the volunteers and supporters who joined.
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What changed
Families at Makepe Missoke received the donated clothes. As the Foundation put it: “We touched lives.”
In pictures
Photographs from the Foundation’s own album of this activity, in the order the day unfolded.
Photos: Syndy Emade FoundationOriginal post: Syndy Emade Foundation on Facebook, 28 Jan 2020 (opens in a new tab)
In their words
Nothing is ever little to put a smile on someone’s face or make their day.
What happens next
Community Development is a proposed pillar of the Foundation; its programmes will be described here once confirmed.
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