A health clinic for 1,200 women and children

In the work we do as an organization there is a connection across all of our initiatives, as well between communities. 

Girl Fund Campaign and Exciting Update

In March we participated in the GlobalGiving Girl Fund Campaign March 1-15, and although we had some very good participation, we did not achieve all of our goal. Nonetheless, we are still able to move ahead with some of the goals the ladies in Bergnek set for themselves in the 2018 year.

The key goals the GirlStuff.Period team has set for this year are:

1. To grow the business to a point where it turns the corner on sustainability, and;
2. To grow revenues and profits enough to be able to distribute 5,000 menstrual pads every school semester to young girls in South Africa.
3. To create a revenue stream that can support the health needs within the Bergnek village, while we work on grants and funding for the clinic itself.

What will this achieve for the Girls in South Africa that need health services and support from the clinic and GirlStuff.Period? It helps to:

• End bullying at school for girls
• Educate them on health and family planning
• Create more awareness of the Clinic project and support locally for it
• Give them access to food daily via the My World, My Garden program
• Finds them employment within and outside GirlStuff.Period
• Build successful businesses via the My Business, My Community program
• Teach them how to give back to their communities 
• Make underdeveloped communities in South Africa sustainable 

What is SO exciting? The Next Step

The exciting news is that, as a result of your efforts and support, we have been working hard behind the scenes to develop the website for GirlStuff.Period, the first step in our women's health initiative and program, that we will launch within the next 3 weeks. Watch for details in our newsletter, which you can join here. You will also see the new logo for GirlStuff.Period in this newsletter.

Share your Excitement

We ask that you forward this project report to 2 friends or begin your own fundraising page for the cause here on GlobalGiving.

We are grateful for your ongoing support and for all you, as a donor, have already done to create positive change in the Bergnek community, and are always grateful for you our supporters, and especially for those of you who give to the One Brick at a Time project every month. Thank you for your contributions, your messages and for sharing the work we do with the wonderful people of Bergnek. We appreciate you and the people of Bergnek most certainly do too. 

We won't give up on the communities we serve, and we know you won't either!