PERIOD POVERTY

Supporting Girls in Need with Period Pad kits and training to produce kits for their schools and communities:

An average of 51% of young girls routinely drop out of school in Ethiopia, not because they want to but due to their monthly cycle and lack of sanitary pads … known as Period Poverty. Consequently, girls will miss several days of school every month…. 75% of Ethiopian women and girls do not have access to proper menstrual products and 25% simply lack the funds…

Working with our local social enterprise Ethiopian partner Arakele, we produce reusable washable sanitary pads/towels for distribution to girls in need working directly through local organizations and Girls Clubs addressing Period Poverty in High schools and providing a dignified safe space for girls during their periods.

Our Period Pad kits provide girls with a relaxed and discreet way to manage their monthly cycles…. Using a reusable (easy to wash and quick to dry) pad with a hidden waterproof lining within a soft fleece pad, is also better for the environment. The kits are Convenient, Reusable, Comfortable and Discreet

4 pads in one recycled fabric bag: One to Wear, Two as Spare and One to Wash pads which snap comfortably under pant PLUS two pairs of pants and soap (locally sourced in Addis Ababa)

It costs just 10 gbp approx 11 euros or 13 usd per kit

We are now also fundraising to provide Sewing Machines for Girls Clubs in High Schools. Arakele trainers will provide period pad kit training to Girls Club leaders and enable the clubs to provide Period Pad kits for their own students and enable them to start income generating businesses selling discounted pad kits to their local communities in order to support ALL the girls in their schools with vital period pad kits!

It costs 100 gbp for start up materials to provide with each machine (130 usd or 120 euros)

It costs 400 gbp for one locally sourced machine (520 usd or 480 euros)