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Recycle bras for Africa
We receive hundreds of recycled bra donations each week. The Your Smalls Appeal team take great care to ensure the donated recycled bras are in good condition and safe to wear before they are distributed. Our bra checks include checking if the bra has been laundered, has any stains or marks, and signs of wear and tear such as bobbles or loose elastic. We prefer bras without wires, especially for the school girls.
Our History
We started collecting bras for Africa back in 2016. Our story began in The Gambia, where we have strong links to the Wullingkumma Nursery and Lower Basic School and Medical Centre. Ever since that first shipment in 2016, donations have given comfort and support to thousands of girls and women, making them feel supported and Bratastic!
Sending recycled bras for Africa is just a part of the work we do. In 2017, we connected with a charity in Mombasa, Kenya, The Gambia, Serrie Leon and Uganda to provide starter bras and menstruation kits to young school girls in the areas. We were aware of period poverty in 2017, our goal has always been to ensure that every girl gets the right underwear. Hence, she feels secure and supported, a menstruation kit containing reusable or regular sanitary pads to avoid absenteeism at school, and, wherever possible to pay for tuition fees. An education opens up opportunities and keeps the girls safe and secure. Our founder Diana Esho experienced this very early, as many young girls and women would find themselves making emergency pads from tissues and cotton wool.
In 2022 we supplied thousands of bras and much-needed sanitary pads to help Ukrainian women and girls and local Foodbanks within Leicestershire.
We now provide more and more women with bras and sanitary pads following childbirth at various Medical Centres in rural regions of Africa. Following Covid 19, the team regularly distribute bags of bras to local women’s shelters and refugees escaping violence and abuse across the UK.
In 2022 we supplied thousands of bras and much-needed sanitary pads to help Ukrainian women and girls and local Foodbanks within Leicestershire.
We now provide more and more women with bras and sanitary pads following childbirth at various Medical Centres in rural regions of Africa. Following Covid 19, the team regularly distribute bags of bras to local women’s shelters and refugees escaping violence and abuse across the UK.
