ORPHANS who live in the chilly highlands of Tanzania have been given extra help to stay warm after a donation of clothing.

White Logistics has donated more than 100 old uniforms, including many fleeces and tops, to Orphans in the Wild – a charity helping the orphans.

“We have supported Orphans in the Wild for the past five years and they have made such a difference to the children’s lives we are proud to help them in any way we can,” said Commercial Director Will Stracey.

“The orphans live in a harsh climate and many are very poor so hopefully the clothes will go some way to making their lives a little easier.”

Orphans in the Wild was set up five years ago to help the orphans and foster families who live in the Mufindi district of Tanzania where temperatures can be as low as two degrees.

Staff at White Logistics, have been helping the charity since it set up by volunteering their vehicles to collect and transport donations.

After undergoing a company-wide rebrand earlier this year, which included new uniforms, they decided to donate their old ones to the charity which has already built five orphan houses, two hospitals, a library and a HIV/AIDs treatment centre used by 400 people a week.

It is currently working towards building a sixth orphan house, extending a hospital, building a vocational centre and sustaining an outreach program that has seen 1,000 orphans being cared for by foster families.

“Mufindi is in the Tanzanian Southern Highlands where it rains for six months of the year and has very cold temperatures. The population is also extremely poor, so this kind donation of warm clothing will be really appreciated by the villagers,” said Marion Gough, Trustee at the charity.

”We would like to give a huge thank you to White Logistics for their on-going support over the last five years.”