“Little Dresses for Africa” is a non-profit 501c3, Christian organization, which provides relief to the 
children of Africa. Simple dresses are made out of pillow cases, and distributed through the orphanages, churches and schools in Africa to plant in the hearts of little girls that they are worthy.” Rachel O’Neil founded and oversees “Little Dresses for Africa”.
A team of 12 from the Detroit area group distributed dresses at one of the Community Development Agencies supported by the Malawi Project, and Namikango Mission. Over 400 girls received new dresses during the morning distribution.
During the afternoon the team spent time at the Namikango preparing over 200 school slates for a 
school near the mission. The slates were made from ½ to ¾ inch plywood, cut to slate size of approximately 9 x 12. Chalkboard paint was applied over a white sealer coat and the slates, when dry, were ready for the children in the school. Most children and schools do not have proper supplies (pencils, paper, pens, chalk boards, etc.) for use in class. It is not unusual to see children sitting in the dirt outside, under a tree, at a makeshift classroom, with a teacher making notes in the dirt for the students to memorize.