Send a Scarf 2012 Booklet

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Clothing women in Zimbabwe / Information #Booklet / January 2012www.sendascar.co.zaSend A ScarfIn this booklet

Page 2A Message othanks romZimbabwe

Page 7Our Sistersare the key toupliting theircommunity

Page 3Our progress andthe deadline

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Page 10The purpose othis initiative andits ultimate goals.


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Send A Scar / Info / January 2012

ThankYou

Message from Zimbabwe

Wa alaykumus salaam

Jazaakumullah once again or the tremendous contribu-

tion towards our activities and programmes - we pray Allah

Almighty grant you all a most deserving and complete reward

both in this world and in the Herater. Insha Allah we will con-

tinue to distribute as we go out into the outlying areas on the

outreach programmes.

As soon as your collection o cloaks/abayas & scarves arrive,

we almost immediately start distributing them. Most recently,

we had the closing seesion o our Annual Dawah Seminar

and amongst the almost 200 particpants we had 84 ladies

(Primary madrasah teachers rom across the country - dier-

ent rural and high density areas).

Salaams and regards to all

Shabbir A. Menk

Majlisul Ulama Zimbabwe

www.majlis-zimbabwe.org

For urther inormation pleasecontact us through whatever bestsuits you.

[email protected]@sendascar.co.za0837797444

www.sendascar.co.za

acebook.com/sendascar

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The Send A Scar initiatve was thought up as a community

project to better the lives o our Sisters in Zimbabwe.

Ater a visit to parts o rural Zimbabwe, it became clear

that o the numerous challenges in the area, one which could

be solved both immediately and eectively was through

clothing.

In particular, the act that so many women currently have

to struggle with tattered cloaks & scarves, while we are so

ortunate to have more than enough.

The idea, was to collect cloaks & scarves in as good

condition as possible and then take them to women who

would make best use o them. Not only would we be providing

a basic essential, such as clothing. But by showing each and

everyone o them that someone cares, we are actually shar-

ing our hope and love with others.

A brief Introduction


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Ourprogress

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Thank you or all your support over the past ew

months. In a short space o time, your involvement

has assisted this campaign immensely.

On behal o all the women whose lives you have

touched, we thank you wholeheartedly.

The time has come to close the Send A Scar cam-

paign & give all the collected items to those they

were intended or. The coming month will allow us to

collect, review & complete our goal.

It has been decided that January 25, 2012 will be

the last day to send anything into us.

acebook.com/sendascar

twitter.com/sendacloak


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~ Sarah Pezdek-Smith

The heart o a community is its women.

Through them, we can empower and uplit

people. But this can be diicult i everything

is stacked against them. Wherever you nd pov-

erty and dispair, chances are you will nd women

who are low in condence, sel esteem and hope.

Through no ault o their own, lie has tended to be

more diicult.

At times it can eel like they are isloated,

alone and orgotten. Yet, we know this is not the

case. I we could, we would all do everything to

change their lives or the better. But where do we

start and how do we help each and everyone?

The answer we believe is by showing we

care. Sending a cloak or scar, is a simple act

to show that you are thinking about them. That

you believe they have the potential to better their

own lives, the lives o their amily and their entire

community.

By sharing something so personal, you instill

a sense o sel esteem and belie in each individ-

ual. This connection you build with these women,

is the hope that you pass on to them. Working

with them, we can make better, small and simple

things that add up to best change the situation

they nd themselves in.

Strength ofWomen

The strength of awoman can carry theweight of the world.

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~ Mother Teresa

Women work two-thirds o the worlds working

hours, produce hal o the worlds ood, yet earn only

10 percent o the worlds income and own less than

1 percent o the worlds property.

Women play a crucial role in local economies

and the health and well-being o their amilies.

Women who are educated are more likely to have

ewer and healthier children. In act, mothers with

some education immunize their children 50 percent

more oten than mothers who are not educated,

while HIV/AIDS spreads twice as quickly among

uneducated girls than among girls that

have even some schooling. Poor maternal health

reduces womens capacity to work and limits their

ability to generate income and overcome poverty,

oten in communities where their contribution to

household income and childcare is crucial.

Poor women are oten extremely vulnerable to

injury or death rom violence. At least one in three

o the worlds women has been physically or sexu-

ally abused at some time in her lie. Many, includ-

ing pregnant women and young girls, are subject

to severe, sustained or repeated attacks. In armed

conficts since 1945, 90 percent o casualties have

We can do no greatthings, only smallthings with greatlove.

been civilians and three in our war atalities are

women or children.

The Send A Scar woman, represents all

women. With an inner strength to be the ocal point

to all around her.

Each woman you help, has the potential to uplit

both hersel, her amily & community. But nothing

happens over night. We believe that rst, we need

to inspire, support & instill condence in her. With

this & the knowledge that others care or her, we are

building a platorm to change lives or the better.

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Ourpurpose.

Ater collecting the clothing, we will clean, press and

pack each garment. I there are letters, photos or

whatever sent as well even better. The items will be

presented to our Sisters and documented or every-

one to see via our website.

For each garment you send, you are creating a

bond with the woman who will receive it. We hope to

maintain that through the use o technology. Better

placing us in a position to assist in the best ways we

can.

So what exactly is Send A Scar...well, its a simple

idea. Send a cloak or scar to someone who needs

it. In this way, you not only are sending the item o

clothing, but also the hope and promise that there

are people who care.

The initiative was created and is run by ordinary

people like you and I. Each volunteers their time &

energy to donate and collect cloaks and scarves

that will end up making a dierence in someone

elses lie.

Its very simple: Cloaks+Scarves+People who care

= Something way bigger than any o us

Ultimately, the problem that needs solving is

Poverty. The best way we believe we can tackle

this is by small gestures that add up. Assisting our

Sister in need is the most eective way o changing

the lives o all those around her.

Send A Scar exists to help everyone. And every-

one includes men. Indeed, better lives or women

mean better lives or everyone in their communi-

ties, including their brothers, athers, husbands

and sons. When you improve a womens lie these

changes have a positive ripple eect. A women isthe most infuential orce in her community to break

the cycle o poverty.

The secret behind Send A Scar is that its not one

large campaign. It aims to be a collaboration o hun-

dreds o small campaigns, started by champions o

women.

But we have to start rom somewhere. Where better

than rom your own cupboard. All you have to do is

Send A Scar.

~ Helen Keller

Although the world is full of suffering,it is also full of the overcoming of it.

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