Designers 4 Africa

Designers4Africa Mission: "The mission of designers4africa is to make a positive impact by helping non profits involved in Africa get more items for their charity auctions."


As the brainchild of April Star Davis, Designers 4 Africa (d4a) is one of the best charitable ideas I've seen in the fashion industry. When she first approached me, April had been working on the idea for almost a year, and its amazing what she has done in such a short time. It's so nice to see wonderful designers working to break the "Ugly Betty" stereotypes and show people how many good things are really happening out there!

With good old foot work at the tradeshows, e-mail recruiting, and phone calls, April has managed to recruit a large number of both established and young designers to come together for the good of multiple causes in Africa. Her passion has turned into an amazing organization that brings designer donations to the events of charity foundations such as "Drop In the Bucket" that builds clean water wells throughout Africa.

In Fall, Designers 4 Africa was able to contribute enough items to Drop In The Bucket's auction that a turnabout well was installed serving over 1,200 kids in Uganda now!! It was a very exciting accomplishment for all the designers, and April, always the modest one, I hope is exploding with happiness and pride that we could all do so much good as a group under her guidance and leadership!

For more information on how to get involved or support Designers 4 Africa, visit Designers4Africa.org. They are currently seeking more donations for their upcoming March Event - calling all designers, please help a great cause!