Suriname - Aid

This project aims to assist the Bush Negro children in Suriname. The Bush Negroes are the descendants of runaway slaves who lived in the Interior of Suriname.

They have a primitive lifestyle, and some are coming to the capital, Paramaribo, to be educated and have a better standard of living. They tend to have a lot of children, and many practise polygamy until they become Christians.

We are asking for assistance in our clothing programme - for babies to children of 12 years. Many children run around in underwear, and sometimes, in nothing at all. Many children are smaller in size (than in our culture) due to malnutrition.

If your church or ministry would like to send clothing to Suriname you are welcome to follow the simple instructions below:

Tips for packing clothing:

• Please send used clothing in good condition - no stains, holes, or broken zips.
• It is also a good idea to spray used shoes with Lysol anti-bacterial spray.
• Please take shop labels off new clothing, so that Customs would not charge duty because the item is new.
• Pack clothing in a plastic bag in case the carton gets wet on the journey.
• If you pack a bar of soap in the middle of the carton of clothes, then the clothes will have a nice smell when it is opened in Suriname. The soap can also be used as a donation.

Mailing clothing to Suriname

Mailing address:

Pastor Iwan Oron
P. O. Box 10047
Para-onverdacht
Suriname
Tel: (597)-862-0980 Cell
Email: iwan_oron@hotmail.com

Pastor Cheryl Oron Tel: (597)-862-0983 Cell