{"id":28970,"date":"2015-11-17T12:52:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T12:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=28970"},"modified":"2016-10-17T16:11:40","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T16:11:40","slug":"doing-your-bit-for-women-in-refuges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/no-logo\/doing-your-bit-for-women-in-refuges","title":{"rendered":"Doing your bit for women in refuges"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the holiday spirit of giving to the less fortunate (women\u2019s shelters in particular) comes Project Shoebox<\/a>. The brainchild of Kate Kenyon, Project Shoebox<\/a> hosts collection centres across the UK to help donated, unused toiletries and cosmetics reach women in domestic violence refuges.<\/p>\n

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Project Shoebox<\/a> has been bringing joy to women in refuges since 2013. This year they hit a record high of 40 volunteers. Image credit: Project Shoebox Cardif<\/a>f<\/p><\/div>\n

Mali Taylor-Powell, the Cardiff edition coordinator, said she first saw the programme when it was only a Bromley community project on Facebook in 2014. Thus, she could not participate due to the lack of collection centres in Wales. \u201cBut I was told I could set up my own in Cardiff and that\u2019s how it was born in 2014,\u201d adds Mali.<\/p>\n

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Mali Taylor-Powell set up Project Shoebox Cardiff<\/a>, which distributed gift boxes to Women\u2019s Aid<\/a>, BAWSO<\/a> and Llamau<\/a> in 2014. Image credit: Project Shoebox Cardiff<\/p><\/div>\n

From 26 November to\u00a06 December, people can drop off toothbrushes, shower gel, shampoo, face cream and cosmetics at the collection hub set up in the Sing & Inspire office in Cardiff Bay.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Cardiff edition last year ended up with 370 boxes, but this year we are looking at close to 600,\u201d exclaims Mali.<\/p>\n

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Refuges and collection centres<\/p><\/div>\n

Here is what Project Shoebox is in a nutshell. Courtesy Project Shoebox<\/a><\/p>\n