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100 Children's wear

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It is becoming tangible. We have talked, and talked about it, and at a point it just made sense to keep quiet. We have put different strategies in place. We did start work on it... and at a point, the dots were not connecting... The time has come. We refused to keep quiet We refused to stop totally, when that was what made sense. We are here now. We can just touch it. P R O J E C T  S M I L E. As at the last count early in January, we had made 75 garments for the children. WOW!!! Although we have not counted since then, we have produced more, We have had interest from other Fashion Houses around Kano, who are working on clothes for the children, some have even brought in their makes. It is now so exciting. We have decided to make the smile bigger, by sending out request for partnership to other organisations. We hope they would contribute household consumables, toiletries, and so on, to make the visit memorable. Even if they do not re...

How I found out she Loved Red

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It was her Grandfather’s book launch, and the whole family would be wearing similar fabric. Her mother not wanting her then 6 months old daughter dressed otherwise, asked that I, her aunty make something for her…. my little niece. Even though I most times don’t enjoy making children’s clothing, I had to make an exception for Sophie. Sophie Olumese