How much? No! Really?? £1000?

In a frenzy of SkipNorth swapping this week, p/hop donations rocketed over £1,000. Reaching this amount is a significant achievement and goes to show that £5 or £10 here and there really adds up!


Whether you enjoyed a free pattern, swapped some stash at SkipNorth or watched Pete knit up a mountain, your support of p/hop goes a long way.

Just how far….

Well, I had a look into the figures and these are some of things MSF can do with a £1,000*:
Buy enough highly nutritious food to help 303 severely malnourished children back on their feet within 2 weeks.
© Elisabeth Griot
© Elisabeth Griot

Buy a 5,000 Litre water bladder which provides drinkable water for 1,000 people a day.

© Francois Servranckx
© Francois Servranckx

Buy 280 mosquito nets.

© Avril Benoît
© Avril Benoît

Buy enough delivery kits to help bring 125 babies safely into the world.

© François Dumont

© François Dumont

Thanks to all you fabulous knitters and p/hoppers out there for making this possible. Here’s to the next target!

*Based on prices in 2008

Post photo: A mother and child in an MSF feeding programme in Ethiopia. By Francesco Zizola

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