Gill gave a power point presentation, on their Club’s work supporting, the, Kori Women’s Development Project, in Sierra Leone, one of the poorest countries in the world, and epi centre of the Ebola crisis. Gill and other S.I. members will be visiting, many villages in the country, in October this year, preceded by a packed shipping container. 
Previous containers have included everything from, gardening implements to, bedding, clothing, books, pots and pans, soap and feminine hygiene requirements, seed, rice, and even stackable school chairs!
On leaving Mansfield this week, Gill’s car was packed with, 113 dresses, made by Mansfield members, bringing the total to, 492 dresses made in 18 months. Three large bags of baby wear, donated by ‘Team Tots’ of Eastwood, 1 bag of assorted children’s clothes,1 bag of underwear, and a cheque for £100.00.
As Gill say’s, nothing is refused, and they will ‘beg, steal or borrow’, to completely fill a container, which costs over £3,000.00 to ship to Africa, all of which, has to be raised by donations.
Gill Curry SI Thames Valley member visited Mansfield to talk about the KORI Project.( See The Kori Women’s Development Project on Facebook for more details ). Mansfield members and their friends have made 563 dresses and there are photos on the Kori Fb showing girls wearing frocks that were made in and around the Mansfield area. 
The photo shows, three young sisters, wearing their new dresses, which were made by S.I. Mansfield members and sent previously