Another bad one million idea

Alanna Shaikh from Blood and Milk is here sharing her opinion on a new campaign called One Million Shirts.

They want to collect 1,000,000 used and new t-shirts and send them to Africa to help people with no clothes. They are also collecting money for the shipping costs. They’ve got some NGO partners, and they are starting to think about how best to distribute the t-shirts.

One of the guys behind the project speaks back in a video answering the criticism the idea has received.

His tactic is frighteningly bad, but also entertaining.

If in doubt about why used clothes for Africa isn't the best idea, check Alanna's links:

1)   The T-shirt Travels – a documentary on used t-shirts in Africa

2)   Dead White People’s Clothes

3)   Oxfam Report on secondhand clothing in Africa