CHANGE MAKERS LAB MODULE 4: MY TACTICS - PRODUCTION OF REUSABLE PADS

Addressing menstrual hygiene challenges of adolescent girls and young women is of utmost importance for their health and sustainable development. I do this through education and provision of both reusable and disposable pads. After our first distribution,  we conducted an interview and the feedback was that the girls in some parts of Kumbo prefer reusable pads because they are sustainable.  The disposable pads do not last longer and they do not have the means to continue buying. As a result,  I had to come up with a tactic to meet the needs of these girls. It is often said that one hand cannot tie a bundle. I cannot singlehandedly sew and distribute reusable pads to the many girls in need. So the tactic I am using is to train some girls and young women on the Production of these pads. The goal of this training is to produce many pads faster and also ensure that the knowledge on the production expands to other communities. The output of this is that 10 girls were trained on the production and we have so far produced 200 reusable pads. We plan on adding more and expanding the distribution to other villages in Kumbo. The trainees were so happy and requested we produce and distribute in their own villages. I never envisaged this but the journey is just beginning.  Many more girls to train and many more adolescent girls and young women to receive reusable pads.  Please join me in this journey to assist these girls impacted by the anglophone crisis