Period Poverty
One of the issues facing women and girls in Kyangala and the surrounding area is period poverty. If girls don't have access to the products they need during their period they have no choice but to stay at home and to miss school. Education is one of the key routes out of poverty, so if teenage girls are missing a week of school every month they are massively disadvantaged and much more likely to drop out of school altogether, leading to less chance of breaking out of poverty in the future and a higher risk of child marriage and teen pregnancy. Other issues around period poverty are problems with safe access to good toilets, and also lack of education around women's health issues both for girls themselves and for boys, leading to stigma in society.
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We plan to develop a scheme whereby sewing machines, materials and training are provided to allow girls to sew their own reusable sanitary pads. We will also fund an 'emergency' supply of period products to be distributed as needed. Longer term plans include improving school toilets and delivering women's health education courses for the whole community. We hope to enable girls to stay in school for longer, not held back by periods, so they can access education and have the chance to reach their full potential.
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Please donate to this project to help girls in Kyangala break out of period poverty.
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Dr Katherine Cole, a GP in Essex with an interest in women's health is helping to organise this project, in partnership with Florence, the Headmistress of the Kyangala Girls High School.
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Thank you!
Please donate to this project to help girls in Kyangala break out of period poverty.
​ Please donate to this project to help girls in Kyangala break out of period poverty.