An End to Period Poverty for Senegalese Girls.
Diapalante is raising the money to kickstart a new project which will allow the girls who attend the Diapalante Community Education to improve their school attendance. As in many countries a large number of women and girls live without access to safe sanitary products. Without reliable pads the girls’ periods interrupt daily activities including school.
The development of reusable sanitary pads brings a solution to this problem. The teenage girls who attend the Diapalante Community Education Centre are running a pilot project to create a Diapalante Period Kit. The kit will last for several years and is a shoulder bag containing everything the girls need to attend school during their periods without mishap. Each girl will make her own kit.
While creating their Period Kit the girls will also be learning useful business and design skills including sewing skills, the research, development and costing of a product and how to keep simple business accounts.
Thank you for donating and supporting our girls!
Freedom for Girls
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Diapalante
Published: 7 Apr 2022
Beneficiary
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Diapalante Charity no. 1112875 Email: info@diapalante.org Tel: 01462743091 |
We work with small local groups in Africa to fight poverty and its long term damage by establishing projects which bring immediate and lasting improvements to people’s lives.
In Mauritania we help women who are widowed or divorced start goat keeping, giving a small family income and helping them live sustainably within their village community.
In Senegal the Diapalante Community Education Centre offers “Education for all”. Around 500 people aged between 6 and 50yrs attend free sessions which encompass both academic and practical skills. These activities develop literacy and learning, encourage responsible citizenship and improve employment opportunities.
In South Africa the Hillcrest Advice Bureau and Bursary Fund improves access to education for youngsters in the Community of the Valley of 1000 Hills in KwaZulu Natal. Practical help and individual ongoing advice sessions help beneficiaries succeed in their educational journey, including through university.
