We get lots of questions regarding this wonderful charity at Nancy’s Notions each month. We are not affiliated, but this was a charity that was near and dear to the late Nancy Zieman. This article outlines how you can still participate in sending Little Dresses to Africa. There is also a link to a pattern below. Because of the high volume of questions, we are re-running the following information:
You may have heard about Little Dresses for Africa. It is an organization founded by Rachel O’Neill in 2008 that has provided over 9 million dresses to girls in Africa. Nancy’s Notions became involved in 2011 and helped spread the word about these dresses and provided a very simple pattern for a dress. (Check out the free pdf at the bottom of this page.)
Nancy’s Notions is no longer directly involved with Little Dresses for Africa and you can not mail dresses to Nancy’s Notions. However, here is the link to the Little Dresses for Africa organization’s website. All of the information on how to proceed with mailing dresses is there. Click here to go to their website.
Through providing so many dresses for the girls in Malawi, Africa, Little Dresses for Africa has also been able to provide clean water through digging new wells and has improved education opportunities by building two schools. This organization does way more than just provide dresses for girls (Pssst… They also provide britches for boys.)
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So again, Nancy’s Notions is no longer involved with the organization. You will need to contact the Little Dresses for Africa organization directly. Click here to visit their website!
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