Reports on RESTORING DIGNITY FOR GIRLS

Project Report | May 15, 2024
I AM STAYIG IN SCHOOL

By Rose Bugusu | Director

This is a story from Margaret (not her real name)

"I am 17 years old, I went to a public school and my life as a child has not been like what I see in other children chidren's lives. My parents are peasant farmers, we have a quarter acre of land and our grass thatched house is built on it. All my until the age of 15 years I never slept on a matress. I finished my primary school two years ago and joined day secondary school in the village. I started my menstration when I joined secondary school. i didnt know what to do and I cried. One of the teachers helped me and gave me a pad then I went home. it wa so hard for me to go back to school because our school is a mixed school. My teacher folowed up with me and i decided to go to school. My mother didnt want to talk about it and I didnt want to talk about it with her as well.

The second week after I went back to school, a miracle happened! Tumaini miles of smiles group visited our school and all the form ones girls were asembled. We didnt know what they wanted to tell us but they were had large bags with them. We started the meeting with a word of prayer and then introduced themselves, and I knew my prayer had been answered!

I was anxious to see what they had brought for us and didnt even pay attention to what they were sharing, i just wanted to see what they had for us. I knew I had only one week to have my periods. My mother and father worked in farms to provide one meal for us and I dont think they had any cent left to buy my pads. MMMhhhh! at long last, the kits were distributed and I got mine, it was like heaven had come on earth! Inside the kit there were underwears, soap, towel and the washable pads.

My life is not the same, my problem was solved and I have had the pads for one year and still serving me comfortably. Above all, the teachers shared my story with the group and they are helping to pay my school fees. I cant wait to finish my schooling and give back to my community.

I would not be in school now if I would not have received this kit. The embarrassments and discomfort were enough to make me stay at home and not at school.

I am now staying in school everyday of the month.

Thank you

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Jan 16, 2024
Ready for distribution

By Rose Bugusu | Director

It is another new year! We would like to thank you all for your generosity, your involvement in the lives of the vulnerable girls has brought a great achievement and there will be never words enough to express the joy we see on their faces.

Last year was a difficult year here in Kenya but we humbly thank you for each and every support towards our programs. You made us proud because despite the up and downs our girls remained in school. We didn’t have many distributions because of we didn’t have enough kits to visit many schools but we were able to distribute 600 kits to three schools. The admissions were high and therefore we could not visit more schools.

There is a big problem is day secondary schools, and this is because the parents to these students cannot afford to pay school fees and at the same time meet their basic needs. The biggest problem being sanitary pads and underwear. Every kit has two panties and this makes the girls smile, it is hard to believe what we see when we are giving out these kits. The kits make the girls smile and we can assure you, that you are making a big difference giving the sanitary kit to these girls. It means a lot to them.

We are almost ready to do our distribution this year, the high school admissions are going on and we will start our distribution next month when the new students have settled in.

Once again thank you for the wonderful work you are doing in the lives of the needy and vulnerable girls. Together we can make a difference.

It is another new year! We would like to thank you all for your generosity, your involvement in the lives of the vulnerable girls has brought a great achievement and there will be never words enough to express the joy we see on their faces.

Last year was a difficult year here in Kenya but we humbly thank you for each and every support towards our programs. You made us proud because despite the up and downs our girls remained in school. We didn’t have many distributions because of we didn’t have enough kits to visit many schools but we were able to distribute 600 kits to three schools. The admissions were high and therefore we could not visit more schools.

There is a big problem is day secondary schools, and this is because the parents to these students cannot afford to pay school fees and at the same time meet their basic needs. The biggest problem being sanitary pads and underwear. Every kit has two panties and this makes the girls smile, it is hard to believe what we see when we are giving out these kits. The kits make the girls smile and we can assure you, that you are making a big difference giving the sanitary kit to these girls. It means a lot to them.

We are almost ready to do our distribution this year, the high school admissions are going on and we will start our distribution next month when the new students have settled in.

Once again thank you for the wonderful work you are doing in the lives of the needy and vulnerable girls. Together we can make a difference.

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Sep 15, 2023
One year after distribution of reusable pads

By Rose Bugusu | Director

We are proud to report satisfaction and success from our last distribution of reusable pads to more than 300 students in 3 day secondary school. The schools are located in the interior villages, poor infrustructure but the girls are willing to go to school. They have dreams despite their challenges they are facing day after day. Most of the children were admitted in boarding schools but theie parents.guardians couldnt afford, they opted to join village day schools where they can walk to school and are less expensive.

These students are in these schools but they are always on the road back home for school fees and what makes hard is that they are also staying at home because they cant afford pads. one of the girls said that, " it is hard to ask face your parents and ask for pads when you are already at home because you have not paid school fees". Another one said, "it is so embarrasing to ask for pads when you went to bed hungry because parents didnt have money to buy food" All these words were heartbreaking but the good news is that, when we visited the students after one year since they received their reusable pads, the story was totally different. They only stayed home due to lack of school fees but after payment they were in school throughout because they had no problem with pads. They are comfortable and these pads are so precious in their lives while at school.

We are looking forward to distributing 1500 pads next year to new students who will be joining high school. We are now sewing new pads and we have 200 pads ready for distributiong. We have 1300 left and it is in this regard that we are reporting to you and at the same time requesting you to support this program to enable more girls to stay in schol.

Little by little is here again and kindly share with friends about the good work you are doing in the lives of the needy and bring them on board to support these chidlren. Together we can make it happen!

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