Lost School Days

Many girls miss 5 days of school every month.  That's 25% of their classes!!  Why?  Because they're having their monthly period and cannot afford sanitary supplies.  When school is missed, girls fall behind on lessons, and all too frequently drop out of school and get married.

We're working to fix that!!  The Kafwa in Chipulukusu have started sewing reusable, moisture-proof sanitary kits for the girls.  Jodi Donald and Kristen Etter (big HealthEd Connect supporters) researched and made sample kits for the Kafwa to use.   The colorful professional-looking product the Kafwa have ended up with is very impressive. Each girl is provided a pair of panties for the pads to snap around.  Talk about happy girls!

 Thank you HealthEd Connect supporters!  This is one of the many ways your dollars are making a huge impact.