Give us your smellies!

North & Central Asia's Henrietta and Jo have been collecting toiletries for The Christina Noble Children's Charity in Mongolia.

Doing your bit for charity doesn’t always have to involve raising money and this week the North and Central Asia department here at Audley have come up with an ingenious way of supporting a children’s charity in Mongolia.

Items such as toiletries, general medical supplies and bathroom related items are pretty hard to come by for The Christina Noble Children’s Charity, so rather than asking for monetary donations the guys over in NCA are asking everyone to have a clear out of their cupboards. Henrietta and Jo, who are organising the collection, had this to say:

We know that hotel toiletries lurk in the back of cupboards unused and unloved and we are asking our colleagues to bring them in, hand them over and we will send them off to Mongolia.

In addition, lots of us have unopened (or a teeny bit tried) bars of soap, shower gels, creams etc that we have never used and we would love these too.

This is a great way for everyone to clear out their cupboards, treat themselves to some new smellies or even feel good about themselves by buying some vitamins for the kids out there – there is often a lot of scurvy in Mongolia and vitamins are vital to beat this!

Items on the most wanted list include toothpaste, soap, vitamins, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, lip balm, sun cream, moisturiser, shower gel, plasters and antiseptic cream.

The collection is taking place this week and is just one of the many charity events that are happening at the Audley offices at the moment. We also have a hotdog sale to look forward to this Thursday and this is being run by the Indian Subcontinent team in aid of The World Land Trust.