Rudiger to aid market traders with face masks in Sierra Leone

Toni Rudiger’s foundation has committed to providing 60,000 face masks for low-income market traders in Sierra Leone, with support already provided by his Chelsea team-mates N’Golo Kante, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Olivier Giroud.

The defender is now turning his philanthropic focus to the West African country his mother hails from, Sierra Leone. His personal foundation, Antonio Rudiger for Sierra Leone, is partnering with a local designer called Madam Wokie and the charity Lunch Box Gift to make and distribute 60,000 face masks in the capital Freetown.

The Sierra Leone native posted on his Twitter page, ‘this will hopefully reduce the spread of Covid-19’ in what is the most populous and dense city in the country, and where community-based transmission is reported to be increasing rapidly.

The target for the fund is $30,000, and Rüdiger’s contribution has already been matched by Kante, Hudson-Odoi and Giroud, as well as his former international team-mate Mesut Ozil.

You can donate to the Mask up Freetown Campaign here, with all donations matched by the European Union.

Earlier this year Rudiger donated $100,000 Sierra Leone Windfall for President Bio’s Free Quality Education from Chelsea defender

Rudiger said at the time: ‘Sierra Leone is my home. I’m not the talking type of a person, I am about action.

‘You can count on us and do not hesitate. We are here to support your vision and agenda, especially on education.

‘I am ready to take on my responsibility to change the narrative and image of Sierra Leone.’

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— Antonio Rüdiger (@ToniRuediger) April 23, 2020

Our target for this campaign is $30.000. I Will pledge $5,000 to kickstart this campaign and Big Thanks to @MesutOzil1088, @nglkante, @Calteck10, @_OlivierGiroud_ for donating an extra $5,000.Please follow the link below to donate too. Keep safe and save lives! Thx u in advance.

— Antonio Rüdiger (@ToniRuediger) April 23, 2020