Kameme's Pad Project
Donation protected
Young women should be able to feel confident and secure 24 hours a day, seven days a week, EVERY week of the month.
Unfortunately, that is not always the case in Malawi. Due to lack of resources and unaffordable supplies, many young ladies are forced to miss school and fall behind when they have their monthly period.
The Pad Project can change that, turning a shameful and uncomfortable situation into a chance to empower young women.
Through your donations of either funding or material resources, the ladies of Kameme Community Day Secondary School will have the opportunity to learn how to create their own reusable (not to mention cute) sanitary napkins. No longer will nature be the decision maker for the girl's success.
In the true spirit of development (every Peace Corps Volunteer's middle name), your generosity will not stop with the new found confidence of ONE woman. Once taught how to create the reusable pad, every young lady will be responsible to teach at least two ladies in her community. This may mean her younger sisters at home, a friend at school, or even her mother... It doesn't matter! She is now a leader of this project and holds the power to help her fellow females.
Material Supplies needed for Pad Project:
-Fabric (preferably something pretty)
-Snaps or buttons
-Needles
-Thread
-Scissors
-Thick absorbent material (for the pad itself)
-Plastic barrier (nothing noisy)
Please send all materials to:
Britney Tonning or Isabel Garcia
Box 51
Chitipa
Malawi
Ndagha!
Love,
Isabel Garcia, Britney Tonning and the ladies of Kameme CDSS
Unfortunately, that is not always the case in Malawi. Due to lack of resources and unaffordable supplies, many young ladies are forced to miss school and fall behind when they have their monthly period.
The Pad Project can change that, turning a shameful and uncomfortable situation into a chance to empower young women.
Through your donations of either funding or material resources, the ladies of Kameme Community Day Secondary School will have the opportunity to learn how to create their own reusable (not to mention cute) sanitary napkins. No longer will nature be the decision maker for the girl's success.
In the true spirit of development (every Peace Corps Volunteer's middle name), your generosity will not stop with the new found confidence of ONE woman. Once taught how to create the reusable pad, every young lady will be responsible to teach at least two ladies in her community. This may mean her younger sisters at home, a friend at school, or even her mother... It doesn't matter! She is now a leader of this project and holds the power to help her fellow females.
Material Supplies needed for Pad Project:
-Fabric (preferably something pretty)
-Snaps or buttons
-Needles
-Thread
-Scissors
-Thick absorbent material (for the pad itself)
-Plastic barrier (nothing noisy)
Please send all materials to:
Britney Tonning or Isabel Garcia
Box 51
Chitipa
Malawi
Ndagha!
Love,
Isabel Garcia, Britney Tonning and the ladies of Kameme CDSS
Organizer
Izzi Garcia
Organizer
