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Give A Shirt Society is a registered charity. Started in 2011, our mission is to improve the quality of the lives of children & provide hope for a different future.
Currently, the charity collects clothing and other items. Many of these items are distributed locally to families in need. The balance of the items are shipped to orphanages in Laos
Laos is one of the poorest countries in the world, with an average income of $900 per year. During the Vietnam war, American planes dropped 260 million cluster bombs on Laos, making it the most heavily bombed country in history. Many of these bombs did not detonate and still remain, resulting in much of the land base not available for agriculture. The average life expectancy is 47 years, leaving many children with no parents. Other family members take these children to orphanages as a way for them to obtain food and shelter. Most arrive with nothing other than the clothes they are wearing. The government of Laos contributes only $20 per month per child to the orphanages, leaving many of their basic needs unmet.
Our goal is to ship a seacan full of clothing to Laos every two years. So far, we have managed to ship six seacans and are currently filling the seventh. It takes 50,000 items of clothing to fill a seacan, so it wouldn’t be possible without generous donors and volunteers! We’ve managed to make a positive impact on three orphanages in Laos, and the surrounding villages.
Your generous donation will enable us to continue our mission and will help to pay for local distribution and the shipping of the next seacan. This seacan will enable the children to have clothing for the next couple of years.
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