Donating clothes to charity

15/9/2021

Single: about 5h 

Purpose of the experience is to get a fresh start, clean out my closet and help those in need by recycling old clothes and donating them to charity. Ethical considerations include donating clean and intact pieces. 

The action happens by emptying the closet, folding and packing the unwanted clothes and taking them to a donating spot. I donated my clothes to UFF Finland (U-landshjälp från Folk till Folk i Finland sr), which is a non-profit, non-governmental humanitarian foundation. According to their website, up to 98% of Finns are accessible to donate their old clothes to UFF. They sell them in flea markets and donate the profit towards helping the global development as well as issues concerning climate change. Thus, the goal is to support the UFF, who work towards a better world.

Helping those in need are one of my key values and I have been donating to UFF my entire life. Knowing that I have a way to support education and economic development in developing countries around the world just by cleaning my closet is something so pure. I feel proud of myself for doing this, thinking about other rather than myself. My goal is often to donate at least once a year.

More information about UFF available at In English - UFF (assessed on 13/12/2021)


UFF donating spot 


Location: Lahti, Suomi

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