A new opportunity has arisen for you louts to do some good in the world. As most of you are incredibly practical you are shockingly incapable of doing anything good without getting something tangible in return. I, Afam have gone out of my way yet again to present you with another chance to be charitable. Did you know that Malaria kills a child every 45 seconds?

Jack Wills, has been a significant partner of the charity Malaria No More UK, since 2011. They raise money through the sale of two rather stylish bracelets made in South Africa by the not for profit social enterprise Relate, a United Against Malaria partner. All profits from the sale of the bracelets go to the charity Malaria No More UK. As someone who suffers from Malaria repeatedly, I can confirm that it is a cause worthy of your coin.

(I seem to have a natural affinity for the illness. At some point in my adolescent years I would get it at least once a year, every year, without fail at the end of rainy season. It was like clockwork. When diagnosed and treated early, it isn't very serious at all. Left untreated, it very quickly morphs into a hydra like beast that is quite capable of claiming a life. It isn't a thing to be trifled with.)

It can be yours now for £5 by clicking on this sentence. Click. What harm can it do?

It can be yours for £5 now by clicking on this differently coloured line. Don't be a wimp. Click.

Happy Days,

@zephiaovia @afam20 thanks so much for your support!
— Malaria No More UK (@malarianomoreuk) March 29, 2013

I was a little out of breath from my exertions on Saturday morning when I strolled into the Topman store. This was the Topman just across the road from Saint Paul's Cathedral. For this visit I had donned the aura of a minor Middle Eastern Baron. Chest out, tummy in, and arms swinging in both a pompous and twattish manner. I was trying to give the impression that I had cash oozing from me. But as you all know the emptiest barrel makes the most noise. I'm sure the Topman staff figured this out as well when I directed myself to the sales rack.

I tried one or two things on and prepared to leave. As I was leaving some sign caught my eye. It was a sign that I could not ignore.
I was intrigued. I hadn't known that Topman was so charitable, especially about a cause that I'm particularly sensitive about. I called one of the floor staff and asked him where the t-shirts were. He showed me. They're only four of them, and their designs are rather unique.

Each t-shirt is £18 and £5 of this goes to the teenage cancer trust.




I can't  comment on each individual t-shirt. If I could, I wouldn't care to. It isn't a matter of taste or style, it's surrendering your body to a higher cause. By buying and wearing one of these t-shirts you're saying "I'm well aware that there are others in need of my help (my love, my thoughts, my prayers, or my support), I may not know who they are or where they are and even if I did I would probably not be able to get to them. So not only will I contribute £5 to their cause, I will also wear this banner. I will be a walking poster of the Topman for teenage cancer trust because that's the least I can do as a decent human being."

This is mine. I will wear it to classes, to meet friends and on nights out. Thanks to the topman staff who let me have the poster card. It's going on my wall when I move into my studio.

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Happy Days,
Afam.