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Yahoo
25-02-2025
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Non-profit lends helping hand after fire burns clothes
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — SIMDEL Children's Education Ministry is a Sioux Falls non-profit that supports educational needs of primary school students in Togo, West Africa. The organization was planning on sending clothes there until a fire broke out in the garage they were being stored in. The clothes were a total loss, but a different non-profit has given SIMDEL some newfound hope. Spillway replacement at Lake Alvin remains on schedule About two weeks ago, we introduced you to Simplice and Delphine Noutsougan of SIMDEL Children's Education Ministry, not long after a structure fire at a 12-unit garage at 57th Street and Mac Arthur Lane in Sioux Falls destroyed clothes that were about a month away from being sent to Togo. 'When we went outside and we saw the garage burning, I saw Delphine kind of collapse, lay down on the floor and start crying because we thought about those children,' Simplice Noutsougan said. The Noutsougans asked for help through a GoFundMe, which received plenty of donations. The fundraiser also caught the attention of Craig Severtson, the founder of Helping Kids Round First, a non-profit in Flandreau. 'There was a message left on GoFundMe telling them that we can probably give all the clothes you need from our warehouses because that's part of what we do,' Severtson said. The organization sends items like food, medical equipment, sporting goods and clothes to countries in Central America, but they also serve Africa. 'There was a common connection, so it made the call easy,' Severtson said. Severtson estimates there's somewhere between 7,000-8,000 pounds of clothes and shoes Helping Kids Round First donated. All of it will be sent to Togo. 'I don't even know how to express our joys, our happiness,' Simplice Noutsougan said. 'How this all works, you see a need and you fill it. We know what they're going through, and we've been doing it a long time,' Severtson said. It's something that will make a big difference for children in Togo. 'What they're giving now is like 10 times of what we had before,' Simplice Noutsougan said. SIMDEL will spend some time sorting through all the clothes and hopes to ship them by the middle of March. The non-profit also raises money for school supplies in Togo. To learn more about the organization's work, you can attend an event SIMDEL is hosting on April 6. You can find additional information about that here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-02-2025
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- Yahoo
Clothes bound for Africa destroyed in fire
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Sioux Falls nonprofit is looking for donations after a fire destroyed clothes that were about a month away from being sent to West Africa. Simplice and Delphine Noutsougan used to be teachers in Togo, West Africa but moved to Sioux Falls over a decade ago. To give back to their home, they started SIMDEL Children's Education Ministry in 2022 to support the education needs of primary school students in Togo. 'Our dream is to have smiles to children's faces,' Simplice Noutsougan said. Early Wednesday morning, a fire broke out at a 12-unit garage near 57th Street and Mac Arthur Lane in Sioux Falls. Inside were clothes that Simplice and Delphine planned to send to Togo. 'There were good clothes, good condition, gently used. Some of them were very new,' Simplice Noutsougan said. Rapid City burglary suspect arrested The clothes were destroyed. 'When I saw the clothes burning… when all the clothes were burned, my mind stopped,' Delphine Noutsougan said. 'It should be around for 400 children, and all is burned. We had a lot of toys, too. We had a bike, and everything is burnt,' Simplice Noutsougan said. But they will still fight to get clothes to Togo by the summer. 'Donations should be very welcome. Any kind of donation, like clothes, like money, if we can buy clothes, they are welcome,' Simplice Noutsougan said. 'If people could donate, that'd be amazing. It could affect a lot of people in Togo,' Delphine and Simplice's daughter, Jennifer Noutsougan said. All to help the family continue to give back. If you would like to donate clothes, you can bring them to the 1st Christian Reformed Church in Sioux Falls. You can also donate to a GoFundMe. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Clothes bound for Africa destroyed in fire
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Sioux Falls nonprofit is looking for donations after a fire destroyed clothes that were about a month away from being sent to West Africa. Simplice and Delphine Noutsougan used to be teachers in Togo, West Africa but moved to Sioux Falls over a decade ago. To give back to their home, they started SIMDEL Children's Education Ministry in 2022 to support the education needs of primary school students in Togo. 'Our dream is to have smiles to children's faces,' Simplice Noutsougan said. Early Wednesday morning, a fire broke out at a 12-unit garage near 57th Street and Mac Arthur Lane in Sioux Falls. Inside were clothes that Simplice and Delphine planned to send to Togo. 'There were good clothes, good condition, gently used. Some of them were very new,' Simplice Noutsougan said. Rapid City burglary suspect arrested The clothes were destroyed. 'When I saw the clothes burning… when all the clothes were burned, my mind stopped,' Delphine Noutsougan said. 'It should be around for 400 children, and all is burned. We had a lot of toys, too. We had a bike, and everything is burnt,' Simplice Noutsougan said. But they will still fight to get clothes to Togo by the summer. 'Donations should be very welcome. Any kind of donation, like clothes, like money, if we can buy clothes, they are welcome,' Simplice Noutsougan said. 'If people could donate, that'd be amazing. It could affect a lot of people in Togo,' Delphine and Simplice's daughter, Jennifer Noutsougan said. All to help the family continue to give back. If you would like to donate clothes, you can bring them to the 1st Christian Reformed Church in Sioux Falls. You can also donate to a GoFundMe. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
