The Power of ‘Pillowcase Dresses’

A "thank you" from Tanzania.

This week, Churcher’s College Junior School and Nursery pupils were very excited to receive a thank you and photographs from new friends in Tanzania.   The pupils aged 9, 10 and 11 years old had made dresses from pillowcases and shorts for the international “Dress a Girl Around the World” project which aims to provide suitable clothing for girls in Africa, India and Nepal to wear to school. Without these “pillowcase dresses” they would not have the clothes they need to enable them to attend school. 

"The children in Tanzania certainly love the dresses. They queued down the street of the remote town of Mikindani in southern Tanzania to receive just one of the dresses and a pair of shorts," explained Ffion Robinson, Head of Churcher’s College Junior School and Nursery.  “It was very rewarding to see photos of our new Tanzanian friends wearing the outfits our children have made and was a fantastic lesson in the power of helping others and being kind.” 

The pupils will continue supporting this project, sewing dresses and shorts as a summer project with grandparents, family and friends. All wearable articles of clothing will be sent to Africa by Soroptimist International.  

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About Sorpotimist International 

Founded in 1921, Soroptimist International is a global volunteer movement with a network of around 72,000 club members in 121 countries. Advocating for human rights and gender equality, at the heart of Soroptimist International’s advocacy is its work across eight UN Centres, where our UN representatives ensure that the voices of women and girls are heard. Our membership work on grassroots projects that help women and girls achieve their individual and collective potential, realise aspirations and have an equal voice in communities worldwide.