East Africa no longer wants your old clothes. For decades, countries such as Tanzania, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Uganda have received shipments of second-hand clothing from North American and European charities. These charities gather donations from well-meaning citizens who were raised to believe that donating clothes is an effective way to “help the needy” (or do a guilt-free wardrobe overhaul), but now it appears this thinking is outdated. See here why we must stop shipping used clothes off to East Africa.