Stash scraps can help to keep disadvantaged children warm

Article Added: 13/01/2010 11:44:24
Injabulo www.injabulo.com are looking for knitters to knit hats, gloves and scarves to help to keep children in South Africa with FASD Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder warm in their coming winter.

Although South Africa is in the Southern Hemisphere and traditionally considered a “hot” country; winters can be very harsh and cold, especially when your home is just a shack. For many years Injabulo has raised funds for ‘Pebbles Project’ and sponsors two children through crèche and pre-school. However, they are now seeking your help to do more.

Chrissie Sherwood explains, “although we have provided financial support to the Pebbles Project for a while, when we visited it last year we came away determined to help to the students in other, more tangible ways. We know that our customers love to make a difference with the work that they do, so it seemed a natural development for us to involve knitters in this way.”

The ‘Pebbles Project’ purpose is to enrich the lives of South African children from disadvantaged backgrounds with special educational needs, especially those whose lives are affected by alcohol. This is achieved through providing support and training to local wine farm and township créches and establishing after-school provision for older children living in the Winelands. Ages of those who benefit range from babies to 6/7 years old.

Injabulo would welcome donations of hand knitted or crocheted hats, mittens and scarves to send to the project as many of the children are inadequately dressed for the winter months. Colour is immaterial, anything will be welcome; and if you are a new convert to knitting a little scarf even if it is a little bit wonky and with the odd hole would bring a big smile to a little face.

Please send all goods to Knitting for Pebbles c/o Injabulo, Home Farm Cottage, Ashton Wold, Oundle, PE8 5LZ.  The closing date is 31 May 2010.