Objectives

1) To empower young girls and women by providing them access to reusable sanitary pads and information relevant to menstruation and female reproductive health.

2) To convene focus groups to identify concerns regarding women’s reproductive health as well as create a network of support for the young girls and women.

3) To teach the women how to sew cotton sanitary pads as a sustainable business enterprise that will generate income for financial stability and provide sewing machines.

Our Kits

2 Panties
1 Brassier
2 Re-usable Cotton Sanitary Pads with 3-4 liners (proven to last approx. 5 years)
Safety Pins
Soap
Re-usable Cloth Bag
1 Plastic Bag
Letters Written by students to recipients

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A Fun Gift:
Hair Clips
Hand Sanitizers

Locations: (present) India, (possible expansion) South Africa, Tanzania, Madagascar, Ghana and USA

Recruit and train Siddi women and girls as well as other minority groups of women living in the surrounding villages to make and sell reusable cotton sanitary pads

Provide basic education on puberty, menstruation and the female reproductive system

Focus group discussions on taboos surrounding menstruation and the importance of self care.

Sustainability: The opportunity to give back. The presently trained circle of women will have a chance to give a workshop on what they have learned, experienced, etc to a new group of females. 

We are attentive to both the physical and mental well being of our partners on the ground. In many areas mental illness is not even recognized and has many stigmas and taboos attached. We work collaboratively with our partners to raise awareness and assist with removing stigmas which are attached to mental illness. We focus on stress management, depression and suicide.

Many of our communities live with a lot of stress, and anxiety due to their socio-economic situations, domestic problems, societal pressures and or undiagnosed mental health disorders. We team up with local social workers, counselors and mental health workers to raise awareness about suicide and depression, provide tools and resources.

Sustainability: We have a peer mentorship program whereby adolescents, create programs to support their peers to overcome, stress in their everyday life  — yoga, meditation, arts, cultural programs, dance, excursions, talks by mental health professionals, sport camps. We believe all these can help support our young children’s mental health.