Project Report
| Sep 30, 2016
Sanitary Napkins Help Girls Stay in School
By Sarah Seltz | Development and Sponsorship Coordinator
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Girls received their hygiene products
Students are in their last term of the school year and are ready to end the year strong! Thanks to you, the girls don’t have to miss any school days because of their periods, and will be able to keep up their grades just like the boys. Sometimes it can be difficult for girls to keep up in school after they begin their menstruation cycle. It’s common for girls to remain at home during their periods and can miss 3-6 days of school every month because they don’t have the proper sanitary napkins. Missing that amount of school every month can negatively affect their grades, despite their best efforts to keep up. If their grades suffer they might be forced to drop out so they can be home to help their family with the daily chores.
Every girl at Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project is provided with sanitary napkins and are able to stay in school all month long! The girls are also developing a firm confidence that they did not have before they were provided with sanitary napkins. They no longer have to use unsanitary or uncomfortable methods for caring for their periods like leaves or old clothing. They can stay in school, concentrate on their academics, and succeed.
Thank YOU for giving YOUR GIRLS the proper feminine products they need to stay in school month after month!
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Jul 7, 2016
Encourage Girls to Stay in School
By Sarah Seltz | Development and Sponsorship Coordinator
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Scovia is a Secondary 2 student at NVSS
Your girls are back in school after their term break and excited to start the second term of the 2016 school year! During the break there were many activities that went on at NVSS, specifically for the Secondary female students. Several speakers, who are role models in the community, were invited to speak with the girls about the importance of staying in school, setting goals, and sex education. There was also a career guidance workshop at the Blue Lupin Library to discuss the various career opportunities that are available after graduation.
Counseling sessions were held as well to discuss the importance of having an education and graduating from school. Some of the girls need extra encouragement to stay in school and concentrate on their studies because they feel torn between attending school versus being home to help their families. When these girls are in Primary school they go home every day and can help out in the evening and weekends. Now as Secondary students, they live in a dorm and are at school for three months at a time. They aren’t home every day to help with chores such as cooking, cleaning, fetching water, and helping take care of younger siblings. However, THANKS TO YOU, more one-on-one time can be spent with these girls to provide guidance to them about the importance of staying in school!
Your support makes a HUGE difference in these girl’s lives. Thank you for believing that girls deserve the same opportunities as boys! Want to make sure that these girls continue to stay in school? Donate today.
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Group of NVSS girls
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Jun 3, 2016
Giving Girls Access to Technology
By Sarah Seltz | Development and Sponsorship Coordinator
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Kutamba students using e-readers
Thank you for giving YOUR girls the education they need to have the futures they deserve!
The girls you are helping will never be able to put into words how thankful they are for the love and support you show them. You are giving them the priceless gift of an education. They are going to grow up to be successful, independent, intelligent women because of you!
A significant tool to enhance their educational experience is the new computer lab that they now have access to, thanks to you. The computer lab will give girls the computer skills and knowledge that are needed to succeed in the digital world we live in.
You have also given them more access to books by providing additional e-readers for them. Your girls now have access to over 7,500 books all because you want to help educate them and see them succeed! The new e-readers exposes them to more literature and helps them to further their understanding of technology. These girls are getting an education that they could only dream about before. Their futures are filled with endless possibilities because you believe in them.
Thank you very much for your love and generosity you give these girls!
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