EXCELLENT WOMEN

Empowering women with clothes and kindness

SOL ESCOBAR knows that some connections are life changing. Her friendship with Ilda (not her real name), a woman living in Cardiff seeking asylum in the UK, is one. Before the pandemic, Sol regularly volunteered at the refugee camps in Calais, France, and during the week she supported resettled families in her hometown of Cambridge. But stuck at home during the lockdown in March 2020, she felt unable to offer tangible help. Until she met Ilda. They connected through Instagram, and Ilda told Sol about the challenges of living on £5 a day. They shared a dress size, so Sol sent her some clothes. But the other eight women living with Ilda in Home Office accommodation also struggled to find affordable clothing, so Sol collected clothes from her friends and uploaded…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2022

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