Teach Kenyan Women to Make Feminine Hygiene

The Head School Matron met us at matatu 47 (a van that acts as a community bus). From there we would walk through local markets and down green paths and up a dirt path to get to the Hamomi School. We had just completed the training for 50 Kenyan women to teach others as Ambassadors of Women's Health instructing in female reproductive health, empowerment and safety and readying to partner with girls in local schools. Now it was time to meet girls who had received their kits about a year ago and see what the results really are. We had come to get the facts. The girls, teachers and directors were unanimous. Before they received the kits girls missed 2 - 5 days of school per month. All but two experienced 1 - 2 leaking episodes at school per month before retreating to stay home. After they missed ZERO days due to periods and had zero leaks! Their only suggestion? One girls said, "More panties please!". When asked how many she said 10.and it was that way in place after place.Zero missed days. Zero leaks. Ed cross checked students with teachers responses and it was the same across the board! Next up? We hope that with adequate funding Ed can return in November with resources to ensure that those trained as Ambassadors of Women's Heslth can work with women's Sewing Cooperatobes and girls in schools to team up to create kits locally, empower women with knowledge and self-esteem, and access to quality sustainable feminine hygiene. After probing this fourth phase we will be able to replicate it worldwide. For now... We're focused on continued results for girls to count on month after month. Thank you for helping make a huge leap forward possible.