Pads and Books

It was 7 am and a team of 5 from our partner, Dwona Initiative together with their partners were very energized to engage the children at St.Kizito Joggo Primary School as a new school partner under the Re-usable Sanitary Pads (RUMPs) for Rural girls’ program. The team arrived at the school at half past 8 in Joggo village, Sonde, Mukono district.

At arrival, the team found the children in their classes eagerly waiting for the day’s activities. The senior woman together with the head teacher gathered the children under the big tree shed in the school's compound. The Dwona team led by Lizza Marie Kawooya, introduced the team and the partners; Ngege buddy group - Rotary club of Kampala Munyonyo, and The Stutes Clean Water project.

The play-led sessions then kicked off with fun-filled games which taught the children about the female reproductive system, different cycles of menstruation, and menstrual hygiene. Some of these games included; Race, Period where children work in teams in constructing a menstrual bracelet and help them understand the different cycles of menstruation.
At the end of the sessions, 44 girls were supported with a fempack which contains reusable sanitary pads that can last for 3 years, a bar of soap, and a menstrual calendar. A menstrual management club will be instituted in the school where the school girls and those in the communities will have access to free menstrual products, and proper menstrual hygiene management information.

We would like to say thank you so much for supporting this program and ask you to please donate $10 or more for us to support these girls' stay in school without the worry of not having clean period products.
Thank you for your continued support!