Requested Items Needed at the Orphanage

Many of you have asked how you can help and if you can send any items to help the children/orphanage. I greatly appreciate your offer to send items and know that the orphanage would appreciate it too! To learn more about the orphanage, check out the website here (text is in English): http://www.syfoev.com/

As a reminder, there are 16 children at the orphanage whose ages range from 1 1/2 - 18; there are 6 girls and 10 boys. The 1 1/2 year old, Champion, is a boy. The oldest is Grace.

Most important items needed:

- Monetary donations (pays rent, school fees, other bills, etc.)
- Nonperishable food items
- clothes (any sizes)
- shoes (mostly sandals since it's a tropical climate)
- school supplies: pencils, notebooks, backpacks (nongender specific if possible)
- books (most children are learning or know English)
- screen material (to cover the screens with holes in them)
- games (anything really)
- soap
- toilet paper
- toothbrushes/toothpaste
- towels
- tissues

Other suggested items:

- Basically anything fun for the kids!
- crayons
- coloring pencils
- markers
- pens
- balls: soccer, basketball, any kind of ball
- air pump for the balls
- bubbles
- coloring books
- dry erase boards
- stickers
- silly bands
- jump rope
- ceiling fans
- lightweight sleeping bags
- computer/laptop (no keyboard or mouse needed)

I have found that UPS is here in Cameroon, but I will find out of other means to ship here. The address of the orphanage is:

Madame Yaga Solange
Fondatrice de L'Orphelinat Fondation Fraternite
BP 6424 Douala-Cameroun

Please let me know if you have any questions, and if I don't know the answers, I'll be sure to ask!

Thanks everyone!