New Donation Opportunity!
A very generous family from Radnor House School in Sevenoaks have donated a collection bin to receive clothing, bags, belts, and shoes from the public. The proceeds, thanks to Zenith Textiles Ltd., will all go to Project Le Monde for the purpose of funding our projects in Uganda.
Collection Bin Donated by Zenith Textiles Ltd.
Once clothing arrives at Zenith Textiles, it is processed and sorted before being exported, mainly to Africa, for reuse. With an estimated £140 million worth of clothing sent to landfill in the UK each year, Zenith Textiles is committed to keeping wearable items in circulation for as long as possible. By diverting clothing from landfill and incineration, they help reduce waste and make better use of the resources already available.
About the clothes bank…
Clean clothes, bags, belts and paired shoes are collected every week from the clothes bank in the car park. Items then go back to the Zenith Textiles central warehouse, where they are sorted for reuse.
At first, clothing items are sorted into:
Summer clothes, to be reused in Africa
Winter clothes, to be reused in Europe
Clothes and shoes
Waste; soiled clothing (less than 1% is thrown away)
Whereafter, clothes and shoes are organised by age and size. Please remember that you and your family should also donate clean, reuseable underwear! These are still very necessary in overseas markets.
The sorted clothes are packed into tightly wrapped bundles called “bales,” then loaded into shipping containers. On arrival, they are transported by lorry to markets in Africa and Europe, where they are sold for reuse.
Project Le Monde receives a payment from Zenith Textiles for every kilo collected, with all proceeds supporting children’s education in Uganda. Depending on the volume of donations, the scheme could generate anywhere from £200 a month.
This approach allows your unwanted clothing to support practical needs such as food, the market garden and schooling. Raising funds in this manner provides greater benefit to the children than sending clothes directly, which can be expensive to ship.
Everyone at Radnor House Uganda is very grateful for your donations! Each bag of clothing helps turn items you no longer need into valuable support for the children.
