Women Manufacturing Biodegradable Sanitary Pads

Dear Donor,

With all of the wonderful programs to choose from on GlobalGiving, your donation matters to us. To be specific, it matters to HER.

The young women who receive the pads may be receiving something that most women aournd the world see as a necessity but to the girls we work within India and Kenya, it is a luxury that keeps them home from school during that time of the month. Your thoughtful gesture provides peace of mind and the opportunity to attend school free to study without concern. We are distributing the pads this month to NGO's that work with girls in most need along with providing them with education on menstruation and all public health information for women.

The days pads are districuted are the days we wish we could share with you. Even if not to distribute, the public health programs give volunteers the opportunity to witness the sweet smiles and sincereity can only be found in the most unlikely settings. 

Since this is a layered benefit, the women who make the pads are now earning money to live without the oppression they had endured. We like to say it's aways Win Win. It is never too late to subscribe if you have not already or to provide another one-time donation that will be so very appreciated. 

If you ever want to volunteer in Kenya or India, contact me at shana@villagevolunteers.org and we can help arrange a safe and meaningful trip.

Sincerely,

While needs are being met with a simple sanitary pad, the women who work at the sanitary pad plants have completely transformed their own lives with this project in India and in Kenya. The women who work in these women's cooperatives support themselves and their children. In the past, their lives were filled with abuse and many threatened daily by pimps and johns, Those of us who witness the lives of women who struggle are compelled to do whatever we can to give them a leg up. That's why its especially important to thank you for your kindness in donating to buy pads from the women to give to the most vulnerable girls. 

Our mission is to "support sustainable solutions to community challenges' and now in our sixteenth year of working towards those goals, we are able to say it works. Once we built the plants and set up the programs, the woman are empowered and working hard to succeed as entrepreneurs.  If the product was free, the business would not be self sufficient. 

The girls who cannot buy pads even if very cheap, are the ones we target to give pads to so that they will not resort to prostitution to buy hygiene supplies. As terrible as it sounds, its true and must stop with a little help from donors like you. We watch young girls turn into women with educational support and hygiene protection. It's as simple as that. 

Links:

• Empowering Women Period