LIST WITH NEEDS

• All types of sleeping gear (beds, mattresses, pillows, sleeping mats, sleeping bags, duvets, linens, etc.);
• All types of 4-season clothing, (rain) coats, scarfs, gloves for different ages (0 to 80 years old);
• All types of shoes in all sizes (including wellington boots);
• Stuffed animals such as teddy bears;
• Basic toys (like skipping ropes, soccer balls, etc.);
• All types of bathroom linen (such as towels and washing cloths);
• Cotton cloths, flannel and waterproof fabric for making (toxic free) washable menstrual pads and clothing;
• (Toxic free) washable menstrual pads;
• All types of sewing supplies (such as sewing machines, (cotton) fabric, needle and thread);
• Carpet and vinyl rolls and isolation foil (the children now only have concrete floors);
• All types of tools;
• All types of gardening tools (such as rakes, brooms, shovels, wheelbarrows and equipment for carrying harvests for they sow and harvest themselves);
• All types of kitchen tools and tableware (such as ovens, spatulas, pots and pans, buckets, peelers, cups, plates, cutlery, bowls, dishwashing bowls, towels and tea towels);
• Bibles in English, Kinyarwanda, Dutch and any other language;
• Swimming pools (the children now have to be baptised in a dirty river);
• Different types of bicycles (small, big, for children and for adults);
• Umbrellas;
• All kinds of musical instruments (such as pianos, guitars, mixers, etc.);
• Flashlights that don’t require batteries;
• (Waterproof) bags and backpacks;
• School supplies (such as pens, paper and backpacks);
• Colouring tools (paper, colouring pencils);
• Seeds for fruits and vegetables (such as lettuce, apple trees and lemon trees);
• Toothbrushes (no toothpaste!);
• Hair clippers;
• Old phones (chargers are welcome too and they do have electricity);
• Lamps (also light bulbs are welcome);
• Candles (also tea lights) including lighters and/or matches;
• Band-aids, bandages, scissors;
• All types of scissors (paper, fabric, nail scissors);
• Baby baths for small children.

Please provide all the goods you want to give packed in a bag or a box.

The 2,951 ex-orphans will be so grateful to you!