Aid to take

Teams are invited to take items to donate to the CDPF that might be useful for their projects. See the CDPF page for details of their current projects.

Some ideas for items to take

School equipment, stationery, pens, pencils, paper,
Children's clothes
Children's toys
Spare parts for the donated vehicles!
Medical supplies (but not drugs or medication)

1. CLOTHING FOR CHILDREN
All second hand clothes should be clean and in good condition without stains. Winters are very cold and last long, summers are hot and short.
• Shoes, boots & sneakers, sizes for children aged 5 to 18 years; boots/shoes with thick lining are especially needed for the winter
• All kind of pants - trousers, jeans, jogging pants
• Coats, Jackets – very warm
• T-shirts
• Socks – Cotton/ Woolen, (thick)
• Warm Sweaters/Jumpers
• New Underwear: winter (including thermals) and regular
• Hats, Scarves & Gloves – very warm
• Finger gloves (middle of fingers to nails are not covered)
• Shirts, Blouses
• Sports clothes
• Caps
• Shorts
• Ear Muffs
• Sports shirts/uniforms, coach, referee uniform

2. STATIONERY
All Stationery should be unused, clean and packaged.
• School exercise books with normal line spacing or graph lines
• Note books of all sizes
• A4 Paper & A4 Files
• Envelopes all sizes
• Plastic A4 Sheet covers
• Plastic A4 envelopes
• Staplers, clips, tape, glue, …
• Pens, Pencils, Pencil Cases,
• Rulers, Erasers, Sharpeners……
• Thick Paper for drawing / Drawing books
• Transparent covering for school books
• Art supplies, paints, brushes, sketch books
• School Bags (backpack Style)
• Markers, felt pens & Highlighters
• Calculators
• Binders
• Colour paper & colour pencils
• Post It Notes
• Scissors
• Gift Wrapping Paper, Birthday cards, ribbons, bows.
• Art Supplies: Paints (Gauche, Water Colors), Brushes
• ABC practice writing exercise books for children who are starting to learn to write.

3. HOBBIES and ACTIVITIES
• Basketball, Football, Volleyball and volleyball nets
• Chess sets
• Tennis Rackets and Tennis Balls
• Table Tennis Sets
• Bicycles
• CD & Cassette Players/Recorders;
• CDs and cassette tapes
• Beginners English (picture) books for small children
• Musical Instruments: Guitars, Keyboards, Recorders
• Beginners music sheets/books for guitar and piano
• Large toys for outside
• Card Games, Ball Games etc
• Sleighs and Toboggans
• Small TVs & VCRs
• Jigsaw Puzzles for ages 2 - 12
• Education Posters (abc)

4. TOILETRIES and CLEANING MATERIALS

• Shampoo,
• Sanitary towels
• Tooth paste and brushes
• Cleaning cloths
• Detergent, Washing powder
• Soap, Laundry soap
• Antiseptic Creams, Lotions and
• Dettol
• Disposable Gloves
• Moisturizing creams
• Combs, Brushes & Hair accessories
• Bandages, all types & sizes
• Toilet paper
• Toilet bags
• Disinfectant, Cleaning liquids
• Band aids
• Cotton Buds

5. HOUSEHOLD, GARDEN and BUILDING ITEMS

All electrical and mechanical items must be new. Regularly replaced items and spare parts must be included as they may not be available locally.
For electrical items the voltage is 220 with two pin sockets (European style) or 3 pin UK style (as items are often brought in from Singapore).

• Thermoses/flasks
• Microwave, Cooking utensils
• Kettles, Saucepans and Hot Pots (if new)
• Rice Cookers (if new)
• Woodworking tools: belt polisher, round saw, hand saw
• Building tools: drill, screwdrivers, measuring tape
• Cups, plates and bowls
• Mixing bowls plastic and metal, buckets
• Furniture: small pieces
• Refrigerators
• Candles (long) for street children’s use in the under ground heating systems
• Spoons, forks and knifes
• Pillows & pillow cases - new
• Blankets, quilts - new
• Bed sheets - new
• Sleeping bags - new
• Towels, Cotton fabric - new
• Brooms, dust pans
• Chopping boards
• Wheelbarrows, Watering cans, spades (big and small) gardening forks
• Vacuum cleaners

6. OFFICE and CLASSROOM FURNITURE

• Computer accessories: keyboards, cables, modems, mouse, screen filter, paper holder, CD-writer, ZIP driver, Hard disks
• Printers
• Tables
• Filing cabinets
• Bookcases and Cabinets
• Desk trays
• Suspension files (foolscap size 330 x 216 mm)
• A4 plastic sleeves
• Exercise books for sponsorship children’s Records (40 sheets)
• IBM Computers with Pentium or equivalent
• Classroom White / Green Boards
• Cork Boards
• Storage cabinets
• Floppy disks, CD’s
• English dictionaries
• Ring Binders
• Clear packing tape
• Large Envelopes