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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just did this. Took two large suitcases full of my kids clothes, toys, books, and shoes to Mexico. It was free to bring the suitcases and I easily brought $1500+ worth of stuff, all in either like new or excellent condition.

I feel like we spend all this money to travel places and it’s hard to make sure that we’re actually enriching the communities where we are traveling. So many rentals and hotels are owned by foreigners….how much money really even gets to the people in the community? Many places where we travel have a ton of poverty.

The only thing is, I do think it’s a little gross to hand it out yourself in the community. What I did was go on Facebook and I found a group for expats in the area where we were traveling and asked them about the best way to donate. There is a massive need for things like shoes. The expats had a network for helping the locals and it was easy-they came and picked up the items from our Airbnb and even sent us pics of the communities where the donations were distributed. I also donated the suitcases which I understand is a huge help since most locals don’t have cars and it helps them transport things.

Do it, OP! But find a church or local network to donate the items to instead of handing things out yourself.

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Op here. Thank you! This is very helpful. I didn’t know how to exactly do this, or what channels to go through but I absolutely love these ideas. THANKS!!![/quote]

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