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Wigmore Trading · Giving back

Your old school uniform can send a child to school

In most Nigerian schools, uniform is compulsory — a child without one can be turned away at the gate. Send us the uniforms your children have outgrown, and we'll get them to children who need them.

Donate school uniforms to children in Africa with Wigmore Trading
No uniform can mean no classroomUniform is compulsory in most schools across Nigeria and Ghana. For families under pressure, the cost of one is a genuine barrier to attendance.
It doesn't need to be newA uniform your child wore for one year can serve another child for several. Clean and wearable is the only standard that matters.
We cover the shippingGetting goods to West Africa is our day job. You post it to our UK address; we handle freight, customs and delivery at our own cost.
It's this simple

Three steps.

1

Gather what you have

Uniforms, school shoes, PE kit, bags, stationery. Clean and wearable — nothing needs to be new.

2

Post it to us

Send it to our UK address below, marked “School Children in Africa Donation”. That's all the paperwork there is.

3

We do the rest

We ship it, clear customs and hand it to schools and community partners in Nigeria and Ghana.

Step 2

Where to send your donation

Post donations to
Shalom Ministries International
47A High Street
Arlesey
SG15 6SW
Please mark the package:“School Children in Africa Donation”
Sending a lot? If you're a school, church or business with several boxes or a full uniform clear-out, message us first — we can often arrange collection.
Optional, but it helps

Let us know it's coming

You don't have to — you can simply post your parcel. But if you tell us, we can look out for it and thank you properly.

Tell us about your donation

Takes about thirty seconds

Please add your name and a way to reach you.

This opens WhatsApp with your message ready — just press send.
Prefer email? Write to sales@wigmoretrading.com

Helpful to know

What to send

Yes please

  • School uniforms — any school, any colour
  • School shoes and trainers
  • PE and sports kit
  • School bags and backpacks
  • Pens, pencils, exercise books, geometry sets
  • Textbooks and reading books
  • Children's clothing, all ages
  • Footballs and sports equipment
Small thing that helps: note the rough ages on the box — "uniforms, ages 8–11". It saves us hours of sorting.

Please don't

  • Torn or heavily stained items
  • Heavy winter coats — wrong climate
  • Food, medicines or toiletries — import restrictions
  • Electrical items — different plugs and voltage
  • Single unpaired shoes
Not ingratitude — these genuinely can't reach a child, and shipping them costs money better spent elsewhere.

Every time someone gets in touch wanting to help, it means a great deal to us — and we never take it for granted.

Donating uniforms costs you a wardrobe clear-out. It gives a child something they often cannot get any other way. That isn't a small trade, and we're grateful for it.

We handle every donation with care, and make sure it reaches the children who benefit most. Thank you for being part of it.

Martin Nwike Director, Wigmore Trading
Questions

Anything else?

Does it really reach children in Africa?
Yes. Wigmore Trading is a logistics and trading company shipping goods into Nigeria and Ghana every week, with our own warehousing and customs clearance. Donations travel through infrastructure that already exists, and are given to schools and community partners who hand them directly to children. Most well-meaning donation drives stall at a port — this is the part we're able to solve.
Does the uniform need to be from a particular school?
No — any school, any colour, any country. Plain items suit the most schools, but branded uniforms are put to good use too.
Can our school or company run a collection?
Please do — organised collections are the most useful donations we get, and end of the school year is ideal when uniforms are being replaced anyway. Message us first and we'll help with timing and arrange collection if the volume justifies it.
Can I donate money instead?
This programme runs on physical donations, because shipping and distributing goods is what we're set up to do. Wigmore Trading is a trading company rather than a registered charity, so we don't collect money here. If you'd like to give financially, get in touch and we'll point you to our charity partners.
Who pays for shipping?
You cover getting the parcel to our UK address. Everything after that — freight, customs clearance and distribution — is covered by Wigmore Trading as our contribution.

Donations are collected in the UK in partnership with Shalom Ministries International and distributed in Nigeria and Ghana with Trinity Healthcare Plus and local school and community partners. Wigmore Trading Limited is a trading and logistics company, not a registered charity, and does not collect monetary donations through this page. Donated goods are handled with care but given voluntarily; we cannot guarantee a specific recipient for an individual item. Items unsuitable for the programme are passed to other charitable causes where possible. Please do not send food, medicines, toiletries or electrical items.

Somewhere, a child is one uniform away from a classroom

A wardrobe clear-out on your side. A school year on theirs.

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