Get Involved

Donate Items:

Donate items of clothing, toiletries or medical aids. If you are travelling to Cape Verde, please consider bringing a suitcase of donations with you or a suitcase specifically for a family. We can apply for extra luggage allowance, so it need not affect your own allowance.

If you are travelling to Cape Verde from the UK, but cannot donate yourself, we can send you a bag of donations to repack and transport for us. We can apply for extra luggage allowance to cater for this.

Fundraise:

Monetary donations are essential for our missions. All our staff are volunteers, so all money raised will go directly to the charity.If you can't afford to donate; have fun and hold a fundraiser event. Hold a cake sale, ask your school to have a non-uniform day, do a sponsored walk, jump out of a plane or start a crowdfunder page?

Make a monetary donation:

Eat out or visit a bar or shop:

Many tourists stay in the hotels and do not see the poverty beyond the hotels. Pop into town and support the local businesses there. Cape Verde is generally a very safe country but tourism does lure people from other African countries and many of the street sellers are not Cape Verdean. As in any country, keep your personal items close to you. If you do not want to be bothered by the street sellers turn your hotel bracelet inside out, (as they can pretend they are from your hotel), or just tell them that you have been to their shop before. There is always a minority in any country, but the majority listen when you say that you are not interested.

Donate to one family:

We can provide you with details of a family in need and your suitcase can be filled with clothing and toiletries specifically for that family. We work alongside local, public and private partners and families are assessed. We can apply for extra luggage allowance (for UK travellers) so it need not affect your own allowance. The empty suitcases are used by the families for storage.

Bring donations or leave items behind at the end of your holiday. It can be difficult to get items onto the islands and many locals cannot afford the high price tags for basic items like clothing, toiletries and sanitary products. If you have a little space in your suitcase for some items, these would be greatly appreciated.

If you would like to bring a whole suitcase, we can apply for extra luggage allowance (for UK travellers) so it need not affect your own allowance. Or alternatively, leave some of your clothing behind at the end of your holiday. Children’s clothing is always needed, so if your child will have outgrown their clothes or shoes by the next summer, these could be left behind for a family. Please only donate items in good condition as the refuse system is basic on the islands.

Sponsor a family:

You can make a monetary donation which will provide a family in need with a food tab at a grocery store. This can be a regular monthly donation or a one off donation. Please label your donation “Sponsor” for this option.