Knit A Square
I saw a piece at the end of ABC National News this evening about a charitable organisation that provides blankets and knitted clothing for AIDS orphans in southern Africa.
Did you know that there are an estimated 11.6 million orphans in sub-Saharan Africa? 11.6 million! Many of these children are AIDS orphans or have been abandoned. Many live in poverty in shanty towns, many without an adult to care for them.
While other children’s charities work hard to provide food and shelter, Knit A Square provides warmth by asking knitters and crocheters from around the world to send 20cm squares to South Africa to be sewn into blankets. Their website has easy patterns and full instructions for making the squares and getting them to South Africa safely. Next month the Crafty Coasters are tackling crochet. I think I’ve found the project that we can work on.
Sandy:
How lovely to find this comment on google tonight after the piece on knit-a-square and to know that it has connected with people like you who are prepared to take up the cause.
I am the co-founder with Ronda my aunt of the charity and work out of Melbourne. Please join our forum, we would be delighted to have you and your group as part of our global community, all dedicated to making a difference in these children’s lives.
You can also follow us on my blog allfororphans.com
Kindest regards and thank you so much for getting involved.
Sandy
July 19, 2010, 10:59 pmadmin:
Thank you for leaving a comment Sandy. We are all keen to get involved in your amazing charity and look forward to sending off our first package of squares.
July 20, 2010, 4:45 pmAli x
Dawne Smith-Sliming:
Ali,
Lovely to have seen your comment at All for Orphans. Delighted you have enjoyed the video and it has inspired you to help spread the word about Knit-A-Square. Together we are making a real difference.
Crochet is perfect for making KAS squares. The variety of squares is amazing and I’m told they come together fairly quickly. I hope you and the other Crafty Coasters enjoy crocheting for KAS. We’ll enjoy having the support of your group.
July 20, 2010, 11:54 pm