Thread Spools
We have been asked to save empty sewing thread spools. Twenty-five spools go in each kit to assess traumatized children.
2025 Our items have been sent in the following containers
January - Ukraine
February - Papua New Guinea
March - Eswatini (Swaziland)
April - The Gambia
May - Ghana load #1
June - Ghana load #2
July & August - Zimbabwe
August & September - Burundi
June 2025 - we were busy getting ready for the second load to Ghana
Ghana 2nd load - 2 groups sharing a container.
Group 1: YFC setting up a skill development centre -sewing, carpentry, mechanical, catering. A dormitory for students. A single moms’ home.
Group 2: Bearing Fruits: assisting 2 larger orphanages, one orphanage that just burnt down. Homes for seniors, those with disabilities, and single moms’.
Canada Comforts was asked for:
40 aprons
40 menstrual kits
130 dresses - assorted sizes
200 shorts - assorted sizes
100 bibs - assorted sizes from baby to adult
26 doz. diapers
30 arm slings
Skirts 50
Contents for maternity and baby packs, receiving blankets, hats, sweaters, baby tops, receiving blankets, wash cloths.
As many bears and bags we can send.
Bucket hats if available.
As many quilts, blankets and sweaters we can give.
July & August 2025
Zimbabwe will leave the end of August. This will be going to 2 hospitals, clinic, 3 schools, 4 skill development centres, setting up a medical mission home, sharing with 2 homes for autistic children, a seniors’ residence, plus general community building work.
Canada Comforts has been asked for:
45 aprons for cooking skill development catering/kitchen use
30 incontinence kits
30 menstrual kits
100 hospital bibs
50 adult bibs/75 teen for those with disabilities
75 baby/child bibs
75 arm slings
75 maternity pack supplies bibs, tops, wash cloths, towels, receiving blankets, small bears, etc.
26 dozen diapers
25 skirts
75 dresses and 75 shorts
Warehouse already has for this load our bears and bags, sweaters, slippers washcloths, blankets and quilts.
We have already sent to Northern Canada 1,800 toques for the school children.
2024 Summary of what Canada Comforts sent to children in need
14 containers: 4 to Ghana, 2 for Ethiopia, Burundi, Ukraine, Eswatini-Swaziland, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Sierra Leone.
Gifts Canada Comforts sent in 2024
955 – Dresses
1360 – shorts
145 – skirts
268 – menstrual kits
228 – incontinent
68 – dozen diapers
125 – receiving blankets
1,755 – assorted bibs from Adults to babies
445 – hospital bibs
305 – arm slings
365 – aprons
170 – hand knitted puppets
526 – bears
2,926 – bags
940 – baby tops
3,000 – toques to school children in Northern Canada
We haven’t the total count for washcloths, blankets, quilts, sweaters and slippers.
Local needs were looked after by some individual team members and some satellite groups.