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LITTLE DRESSES FOR AFRICA

Little Dresses for Africa was founded by Rachel O’Neill in 2008 and is a registered non-profit Christian organization. Our mission is to provide relief to children throughout the Continent of Africa and beyond. Volunteers from all 50 US States, as well as Australia, Canada, the UK, and Singapore, join together to make little dresses out of pillow cases or other simple patterns. Some sew. Some donate. Some go to Africa, and some send others. Little Dresses for Africa makes all the arrangements, through misions teams, mailing directly to verified communities and we take them ourselves with a team at least once a year. With your help, we get the dresses (and britches for boys!) to the children, and distribute them through orphanages, churches, and schools. Together, we can make a difference.

How We Make a Difference
Our mission is to provide relief to children of Africa, by distributing dresses to little girls, primarily in African villages, but also other countries in crisis. Because of the widespread AIDS pandemic, little girls are often left to be the primary care givers of their young siblings. It is our hope that in delivering dresses to these young girls, that a seed will be planted in their hearts, in the name of Jesus, that they are worthy. We plant the seeds; God sends the harvest.

It’s more than just a dress! Although clothing is needed, these little dresses also give us an opportunity to hold Bible clasess, children’s camps and informal teaching sessions to increase their knowledge in nutrition, clean water, and sanitation and to promote good health and family skills knowledge. We also visit many patients who are suffering from AIDS, and their care-givers, to offer encouragement and hope. We identify needs and attempt to meet them, with your help.


A non-profit organization providing relief to the children of Africa.
We’re not just sending dresses, we’re sending HOPE!

24614 Curtis Dr., Brownstown, MI 48134
734.637.9064