We request 10” minimum hair length although we will accept as short as 7 inches to make a boy's wig or a short wig for a girl (from top of ponytail to end).Also please find our children’s story which helps a parent discuss their cancer diagnosis with their child here: / background: – wishing you all the best with your treatment.Click Here to Print the Hair Donation Instructions to Take to Your Barber or Stylist Our TLC staff in particular do counsel children whose parents have been diagnosed with cancer, and you can contact Anina in this regard. I would also like to invite you to connect with other cervical cancer patients on our Facebook Support group for patients and loved ones: – furthermore, please find free online resources to help you here: and if you or your daughter / loved ones needs counselling please make an appointment with our trained CANSA Tele Counsellors on 0800 22 66 22 – the service is free of charge and available in 7 languages. ![]() If you do need a natural hair wig, you can contact Lucinda Carter – we accept a donation of R350 to cover courier costs to and from the wigmaker, but always take patients’ income into consideration, not turning anyone in need away. Please give her a hug and tell her how special she is for caring about you and other cancer patients. Monica this is such a special gesture of support to you from your daughter. Please direct any queries regarding wigs or the donation of human hair to your local CANSA Care Centre, alternately, email: 3 January 2017 | Last Updated: 15 September 2022 at CANSA’s Head Office: 26 Concorde Road West, Bedfordview.at your local CANSA Care Centre – phone Care Centre for address details or.Send your hair donation in a plastic bag with your name and contact details on it.When cutting the hair, please bind both ends with an elastic band covered with fabric and place in a zip-lock bag (this preserves it in the best condition while being transported to the wig manufacturer).All hair whether dyed or treated is acceptable.Ponytail donation that is 25 cm or longer.See wig making process… Requirements – Human Hair Donations: Special thanks to Tymeless Hair & Wigs for making up wigs for CANSA. Please contact a salon of your choice when cutting your hair, in order to make a hair donation. Please note: CANSA does not have a specific partnership with any hairdressing salons. *patient’s income is taken into consideration These wigs are given to cancer Survivors (patients) for a minimum donation of R350. We do accept hair donations at our Shavathons and throughout the year at our Head Office in Gauteng and via local CANSA Care Centres, countrywide. Hair donations received are then sent to a wig manufacturer of human hair. Although it is preferred that the ponytail be 25 cm or longer, shorter hair is also acceptable as it can be used as filler-hair. These wigs are distributed, as requested, to CANSA Care Centres all over the country, and given to cancer Survivors who need it most.ĬANSA welcomes all kinds of hair for donation and wigs cater to the needs of all ethnic groups. CANSA’s Kindest Cut campaign: CANSA receives human hair donations (ponytails) in order to make sufficient wigs for cancer Survivors requesting them.
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