• 2 months ago
Sateda supports families fleeing domestic violence and says it needs more items such as children's scarves and hats.

Mahima Abedin reports.
Transcript
00:00It's the first week of autumn and Kent is getting colder, but not everyone will be able
00:05to keep warm. That's why domestic abuse charity Satida is urging for donations of warm clothing
00:11for children and women who might be experiencing clothing poverty.
00:15It's heartbreaking having women come to us saying that what they need, they can't survive,
00:20they need clothing and they're basically trying to afford either clothing or food for their
00:24children so if we can supply them with something then we know those kids are going to get fed
00:28as well.
00:29There are so many women out there that have experienced domestic abuse, sometimes they
00:32flee without any clothing on their backs and their children haven't got anything or they've
00:35economic abuse. If we can reach one or two women, whether it be at these pocket events
00:40or whether it be at our base at Fort Luton in Chatham or our hub in Kemsley, anywhere
00:44where we can reach and support, it's vital that we can help out.
00:48So this stand that's been set up by Satida and Shareware has bags of clothing and it's
00:52for women and young children and they've been open since about 9.30 this morning and I've
00:56been here pretty much since that time and I've seen loads of women come through and
01:00they've been looking through the bags and collecting things like tops for their children
01:04or even shoes but it's not just women who are coming here to collect clothes, there's
01:08also people that are donating too and you can see just how much this stand really means
01:13to them.
01:14I'm here to get support for my children for clothes because we haven't got a lot of accessibility
01:19around here for stuff like that. For shopping and stuff like food items, we don't have a
01:23lot of money so it gives us a lot of money to go shopping for food and items such as
01:28like that and then we can come in and get support with clothes and stuff.
01:31I found some items for my daughter, I've spoke to some lovely people to get some support
01:37and just more information about how I can get support around here.
01:41Although Vienna was able to find clothing for her daughter, the charity says it's in
01:45need of more children's winter clothing.
01:47Everyone's been kind enough to donate loads of summer items but we know we're going to
01:50need winter clothing. Thermals, hats, scarves, gloves, children's winter clothing is really
01:56what we're after at the moment. We've got a lot of women's clothing for winter already
01:59so it's mainly the children's wear.
02:01And with the colder months approaching, it's donations like the ones at Satida that many
02:05vulnerable women and children will be relying on to feel the warmth this winter.
02:10Mahima Abedin for KMTV in Sheerness.

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