Menstrual sensitization, empowerment and outreach

Looking at my immediate society "remote areas" I discovered that there is a need to educate the girls on personal hygiene because lot of them lose their lives as a result ignorance toward the menstrual cycle.so I took it upon myself to set out a campaign to enable them know the importance of menstrual hygiene and to reach out by giving out menstrual towels..telling them the value and power they have as girls,not forgetting to emphasize on early marriage and how it affect their lives and the entirety of their future because it has been a big challenges they face in the community.

The menstrual pads is almost an unaffordable commodity so I didn't just stop at that,I decided to look at measurable ways to help sustain the girls because we can't afford giving it every month.we are expected to change our pads 4-5 times and an average pad package won't sustain for 4-6 days of menstrual flow.that is why I came up with the idea of Reusable menstrual pads (RUMPs).the idea is not just to sensitize but to empower them as well.making the reusable pads is easier when the person involved can use a sewing machine no matter how little..getting materials that won't be harsh to the skin and an absorbent material that can absorb the flow to make it feel safe without staining the dress,and a leather kind of material beneath the absorber.this reusable pads are very beautiful and colourful in nature and safe because you will be thought the sterilization process inorder to prevent bacteria that might lead to infection.

As a lady this will not only help you for your personal use but will go as far as empowering you and making it a source of income.you can make a good number, beautifully package them and send them out on sales.

The actual ultimate goal is to enlighten girls out there on the importance of menstrual hygiene, the effect of early marriage,and to see how to empower them so they can survive and not indulge in dirty act to waste their lives at tender age because of the quest for money.

In conclusion the action taken is to make online campaign fliers because one of the challenges I personally face is funding the project,so in most cases I make donation fliers send them out on campaign for few months to build up for the project.at most cases it's my personal community development project.