Right now, as you read this, hundreds of girls in Jinja, Uganda are sitting outside their classrooms.

Not because they skipped school. Not because they aren't bright enough. But because they have their period — and they have nothing safe to use.

My name is Brenda, and I'm raising £25,000 to change that.

The Reality These Girls Wake Up To Every Month

In Budondo, most families live on less than $2 a day. Disposable sanitary pads cost more than many families earn in a week. So girls improvise. They use torn rags, pieces of mattress foam, tissue paper, or dry leaves.

Many simply don't go to school.

Every month. For years. Missing lessons, falling behind, losing confidence — until eventually, for too many of them, school stops feeling like a place that belongs to them.

In Uganda, period poverty is not a minor inconvenience. It is one of the serious causes of girls dropping out of school.

And when girls leave school early, the risks multiply — child marriage, teenage pregnancy, exploitation, poverty. One missed period becomes a missed future.

There Is a Simple, Lasting Solution

A high-quality reusable menstrual pad kit costs just £15 and lasts up to two years.

That's £0.62 a month — for a girl to attend school every single day.

No more missed lessons. No more shame. No more choosing between dignity and education.

Eastern Heart's "Keep Her Learning, Keep Her Dreaming" campaign will reach 1,500 girls in Budondo with:

Your Donation — Here's Exactly What It Does

£15 — Gives one girl two years of safe, dignified periods and uninterrupted schooling

£30 — Keeps two girls in class every single day of the school year

£75 — Equips five girls — an entire school friendship group — with everything they need

£150 — Transforms ten girls' school experience, confidence, and health

£500 — Reaches 33 girls for two full years — a ripple effect through an entire community

£1,500 — Funds 100 girls. A classroom. A generation. Completely changed.

£25,000 — The full campaign goal. 1,500 girls. Two years of dignity. An entire community transformed.

About Eastern Heart for Community Help (EHFCH)

EHFCH is a registered Ugandan NGO (Reg. JJA/07/202/00401) founded in 2018 by Pr. Kasujja, a Jinja-born community leader who has dedicated his life to ensuring that girls in Eastern Uganda get the chance they deserve.

In seven years, EHFCH has:

This is an organisation that does not waste money. Your donation reaches the girls it is meant for.

✉️ A Personal Note from Brenda

"I've followed EHFCH's work for years, and I have never once doubted where my money goes. Carolyne and her team are the kind of people who make you believe that real, lasting change is possible — not in a generation, but right now, with the right support. I'm putting my name to this campaign because I believe in these girls and I believe in this team. Please join me."

Imagine This With Me

Imagine a classroom in Budondo where no chair is empty because of a period.

Imagine 1,500 girls walking to school on the hardest days of the month with confidence instead of shame.

Imagine the teacher who notices a girl who used to disappear every month — and doesn't anymore.

Imagine that girl, five years from now, finishing school. Then finishing college. Then becoming the nurse, teacher, or entrepreneur she always said she wanted to be.

That future costs £15 per girl.

We are asking you to make it real.

Please Donate, Share, and Tag Someone Who Cares

Even if you can only give £5 today — give it, and share this page. A campaign like this moves when people share it with one more person who shares it with one more.

Every share is a girl who might stay in school. Every donation is a future that doesn't get closed off.

Help us reach £25,000. Help us reach 1,500 girls.

Because no girl should miss her future because of her period.