By Nancy Kitangwari | Fundraising coordinator
Petal (reusable towel) progress
On the successful training and commencement of the petal business, the guardians were able to carry on sales and majored on marketing and delivering education with the help of staff since education is the key marketing strategy for business and helps to break down stigma and myths around menstruation.
Marketing and education was carried out around schools, market places, dispensaries, Barazas and in women meetings. As education was passed on they were able to address the challenges women and young girls undergo.
Right Light Business Update
The Right Light business (solar system) was successfully set up in two guardians homes. The system has enabled the guardians start micro enterprise where they hire solar lamps and charge phones through the Right Light. The solar lamps are fully charged before hiring them, clients hire them each night and return them for charging every morning. Among the lamps we have three types, one that is just for light purposes and the other one is for light and has a charging system where phones can be charged and the third one is the one with light, charging system and radio.
The guardians will soon partner with some of the members in other communities to help them hire more lamps since people leave a quite a distance to guardians homes and picking and dropping the lamps becomes a challenge.
Roots Micro-Enterprise
In October 2019 the pilot for Roots (Ecosan Toilets) were set up in Olturoto Primary School one of the local school. The waste products from the toilet will be converted to fertilizers. Urine will be converted into Nitrogen fertilizer while faces into Phosphorus. All the waste will be kept in a warehouse for it to convert into fertilizer and it will take 2-3 month to convert.
Some of the reasons behind the Idea of Ecosan toilet are:-
Herewith are a few pictures of the boy's wing which will be completed before the schools reopens and the warehouse
Jua Maji Micro-Enterprise
The pilot set up of Jua Maji is ongoing at Olturoto children Village. The Jua Maji consist of a fish pond and water. The fish pond water will be distilled and water will be heated by the sun while the water vapour condenses against a tent which will be collected to a channeled tank. At the end of it we will have fish for sale and fresh water for drinking.
Herewith is the picture of Jua Maji showing work in progress
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