Health Kit

Health kits provide basic necessities to people who have been forced to leave their homes because of human conflict or natural disaster. Health kits are also used as learning tools in personal hygiene, literacy, nutrition, and cooking classes.

Health Kit Value: $12 per kit

Health Kit Materials

• 1 hand towel
  • 15 x 25 inches to 17 x 27 inches;
  • Kitchen, cleaning, and microfiber towels not acceptable.

• 1 washcloth

• 1 comb
  • Comb needs to be sturdy and longer than 6 inches long;
  • No pocket combs or picks please;
  • Rattail combs and combs without handles are acceptable with a minimum of 6 inches of teeth.

• 1 metal nail file or nail clippers
  • No emery boards, please.

• 1 bath-size soap
  • 3 oz. and larger sizes only;
  • No Ivory or Jergens soap due to moisture content;
  • Do not remove from original packaging.

• 1 toothbrush
  • Adult size only;
  • Do not remove from original packaging.

• 6 adhesive bandages
  • ¾ inch to 1 inch-size;
  • Common household Band-Aids.

• 1 plastic bag
  • One-gallon size sealable bag only.

• $1.00 to purchase toothpaste

School Kit

In some countries, children don't have books or school supplies. Many have no schoolrooms; classes are held in inadequate or half-destroyed buildings, tents, or even the open air. School kits may be these children's only educational resources.

School Kit Value: $11 per kit

School Kit Materials

• 1 pair blunt scissors
  • Rounded tip only;
  • No plastic scissors, please.

• 3 pads of paper
  • Spiral- or top-bound pads;
  • 150 sheets or less of loose-leaf paper can be substituted for 1 pad;
  • Combination of spiral, top-bound, side-bound, or loose-leaf paper is acceptable;
  • No composition books, please.

• 1 hand-held pencil sharpener
  • Must be at least 1 inch long;
  • Remove from packaging.

• 1 30-centimeter ruler
  • Hard or flexible;
  • Cartoon characters are acceptable;
  • No advertisements please.

• 6 unsharpened pencils
  • No advertisements, religious, patriotic, military, or camouflage symbols, please;
  • Cartoon characters are acceptable.

• 1 2-inch or larger-size eraser
  • No advertisements, religious, patriotic, military, or camouflage symbols, please;
  • Cartoon characters are acceptable.

• 1 24-count box of crayons
  • Only 24-count boxes, please.

• 1 14x16 inch cloth bag
  • Homemade or purchased bags are both acceptable;
  • Heavy-duty fabric only, such as denim, corduroy, drapery fabric, etc.;
  • No advertisements, religious, patriotic, military, or camouflage symbols, please;
  • Closures are optional but must be buttons, snaps, or Velcro sewn in middle of opening, if used.