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Hair loss charity makes first ever wig using afro hair

10-year-old Carly wanted to donate her hair to the Little Princess Trust, which provides wigs for children living with hair loss due to cancer treatment 鈥� but was told her afro hair couldn鈥檛 be made into a wig.

鈥淭o tell her, her Caucasian friends at school could donate hair but hers just wasn鈥檛 good enough - it took me a while to be able to explain that to her鈥� says Mum, Anna

Not taking no for an answer, Carly pushed for change and the trust agreed to trial wig-making using her tightly curled locks 鈥� meaning her hair will be used in the charity's first real afro wig.

鈥淲e鈥檙e so proud of her determination, she wants to make a difference to another child of mixed heritage who鈥檇 lost their hair鈥� continues Anna.

This clip is originally from 5 Live Drive on Thursday, 17th December 2020.

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