About
What Is It?
A program that “delivers dresses & hope to girls in need & at risk around the world,” including within the U.S. The program is run by Hope 4 Women International, a Christian organization based in Arizona.
Help Needed:
Make simple cotton sundresses, hygiene kits, and/or sewing kits from instructions provided; the items are then delivered to needy girls in Central America, Africa, and elsewhere.
Details
Minimum Age to Volunteer
None, but volunteers should be able to sew a simple but high-quality dress.
Time Commitment
No minimum; volunteers may make one item or many.
Suitable for Groups of Volunteers?
Yes. “Gather your friends, family, co-workers, church group, etc. and have a fun night of sewing once a week, or monthly, or do a one-time marathon.”
Training Needed
Basic sewing skills. Please contact Ann Marie Yoder for sewing instructions and the specific patterns that DAG uses.
Help Needed
SEW SUNDRESSES
Make simple cotton sundresses from instructions provided, then deliver the dresses to our local contact (see below) or mail them to Dress a Girl’s Arizona headquarters. The dresses (sizes 6 months to 6 years) are then hand-delivered to needy girls.
SEW HYGIENE KITS AND/OR SEWING KITS
Each hygiene kit consists of 2 panties, 10 pads, 2 liners, 1 soap, 1 washcloth, and 1 backpack. These sanitary supplies are hard to obtain in the areas that DAG serves, and older girls cannot attend school without them. The sewing kit is a drawstring pouch filled with sewing necessities. DAG has specific patterns for these kits.
Contact Details
Contact
For general information, visit the Dress a Girl website. Finished items should be sent to Ann Marie Yoder (dresses) and Carol Short (kits). Please contact them first to get addresses and to make sure they are still working with DAG. Contact Ann Marie at DAGambassadorDFW@gmail.com, and Carol is at carol@kjkidscreations.com (817) 797-5405.
Location
DRESS A GIRL AROUND THE WORLD
Location Details
Dresses are made at volunteers’ homes, or at volunteer gatherings at places of worship or similar venues.
Gallery
Please provide additional information. I am an advisor for a 4-H group looking to participate in community activities. Thank you.
Hi Ms. Smith-Evans,
To volunteer with Dress a Girl Around the World, you can make the dresses using these guidelines and the guidelines posted on our ServeforGood.org listing (called DAG Sundress Guidelines and DAG Armhole Templates), then contact Cathy at cathy@sewingjesuslove.com to get more information on how to deliver the dresses. I hope this is helpful. Thank you!
Interested in this project for my granddaughter. Need more information.
More information and instructions are on the Dress a Girl Around the World website, and in the links on our ServeforGood.org listing (the links are called DAG Sundress Guidelines and DAG Armhole Templates). For more details, please contact Cathy at cathy@sewingjesuslove.com. Thank you!
Please provide details on what I need to do to make these dresses.
Instructions are on the Dress A Girl website, and in the links on our ServeforGood.org listing (the links are called DAG Sundress Guidelines and DAG Armhole Templates). For more information, please contact Cathy at cathy@sewingjesuslove.com.