A Ramadan clothing drive initiative encouraged Stellenbosch University (SU) students to donate new or gently used clothes to those in need.
This is according to Nuhaa Adams, a third-year LLB student who is one of the organisers of the drive.
“The first clothing drive was on 10 March, where clothes were collected from Jamaat Khana Neelsie [Muslim prayer room],” said Adams. “On 11 March, clothes were collected and dropped off at Wimbledon Hub.”
“We used the Wimbledon hub because it’s close to a couple of residences for students who are dropping off clothes,” said Adams.
Student organisers collect clothes from students who are donating at the Wimbledon Hub. From left to right: Muhammad Tahir Samsodien, a second-year Bcom (Management Science) student, Nuhaa Behardien, a second-year BA (Humanities) student, Nuhaa Adams, a third-year LLB student, and Laila Simpson, a third-year LLB student. Clothes were collected at the Wimbledon hub on 11 March. PHOTO: Onthatile Mahlangu
The collected clothing is going to be donated to orphans at Baitul Ansaar Child and Youth Care Centre, according to Laila Simpson, a third-year LLB student who is also one of the organisers.
Simpson said that this was an opportunity to create a platform for people to do good.
Students donate clothes
“We think our God always provides,” said Nuhaa Behardein, a second-year BA (Humanities) student who donated clothes to the drive.“Why wouldn’t we want to do the same thing for people who are less fortunate?”
“March is the Ramadan month, where a lot of people do good acts,” said Simpson. “[This] is why it is called the Ramadan clothing drive because it is the holy month.”
Laila Simpson and Nuhaa Adams, third-year LLB students at Stellenbosch University, organised the recent Ramadan clothing drive on campus. PHOTO: Onthatile Mahlangu
“This was previously loved clothing, and we hope the people who are going to receive the clothes are going to love the clothes as we did,” said Behardein. “It’s in good condition, and they can still get good wear out of it.”
It is important to come together to give back to other people, said Behardien.
Roughly 200 items of clothing were donated, according to Adams. The clothes can be worn by children and adults, she said.
Students could drop off clothing donations at the Wimbledon hub on the Stellenbosch University campus. PHOTO: Onthatile Mahlangu
Note: This article was updated on 30 March to correct the degree that Laila Simpson and Nuhaa Adams are currently studying.