One Way Every Day: March 4 - Changing lives one little dress at a time…

Friday, March 4, 2011

March 4 - Changing lives one little dress at a time…

Little Dresses for Africa is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide relief to children in Central Africa. People from all over the United States join together to make little dresses out of simple patterns. Some sew. Some donate. Some go to Africa and some send others. Little Dresses for Africa makes all the arrangements to get the dresses to the children. Simple dresses are made out of pillow cases and distributed through the orphanages, churches and schools in Africa to plant in the hearts of little girls that they are worthy!

Because of the widespread AIDS pandemic, little girls are often left to be the primary care givers of their young siblings. It is the hope of Little Dresses for Africa that in delivering dresses to these young girls, that a seed will be planted in the name of Jesus in their hearts that they are worthy. Along with being something that they all need, distributing the little dresses gives Little Dresses an opportunity to hold camps and informal teaching sessions to increase their knowledge in nutrition and sanitation and promote good health and family skills knowledge. They also visit the patients who are suffering from AIDS and offer them encouragement and hope.

Knowing the history of the girls in Africa and the difficult road that lay ahead, a small group of ladies returning from a short term mission trip to Malawi began to sew simple little dresses made out of pillow cases to be distributed to young girls through the orphanages in Africa. The vision continues to grow as groups of all sizes spring up across America. These groups cross age, gender and denominational lines to serve the most vulnerable of God’s children: little girls. To date Little Dresses for Africa has received dresses and donations from all 50 states across the USA and received well over 130,000 little dresses that have been distributed in 22 countries of Africa! They have also been able to distribute dresses to countries in crisis, when requested such as Honduras, Guatamala, Philippines, Mexico and Haiti, as well as right here in the US in the Appalachian Mountains and South Dakota.

Little Dresses for Africa also takes care of the little boys with "Britches for Boys." Feel free to help with either project or both. Boy's shorts are needed in any size. Due to space limitations, LDFA does not accept previously worn clothing. Together we can make a difference.

Get Involved:

Donate to Little Dresses for Africa.

Pillow case dress sewing instructions.
Finished items can be sent to: 24614 Curtis Drive, Brownstown, MI 48134