By Catherine Nakayemba | Project Leader
VISION
Gejja Women Foundation envisions a generation well-educated, economically independent and self-determined women and girls who are in control over their own life, time and body and can stand up for their rights.
MISSION
We holistically empower marginalized women and girls in rural Uganda through business development, educational support, training in menstrual and reproductive health and gender mainstreaming.
INTRODUCTION
On September 13th 2021 Safe Girl under Gejja Women Foundation started a crowdfunding campaign on GlobalGiving platform with a purpose of fundraising $5000 as a criteria to become a member of the GlobalGiving. With support from different donors, organizations, friends and family we were able to raise this money with a purpose of providing rural girls in Mpigi district with Safe Reusable sanitary pads as a way of saying Goodbye to unhealthy and unhygienic materials they have been using to manage their periods. With gratitude we would like take this opportunity once again to appreciate our amazing donors for believing in us and joining hands together with Gejja Women Foundation to end period poverty. THANK YOU
CAMPAIGNS;
NKONKOMA VILLAGE
We kick started our sensitization and distribution with nkonkoma village located in Mpigi district where we reached approximately 300 women and girls that we educated about menstrual hygiene and sanitation as well as distributed 350 packs of safe girl reusable sanitary pads
Kabasanda
In collaboration with Uganics Repellent limited we conducted our second awareness campaign at the Uganics offices in kabasanda district where we were able to reach 100 women and girls with knowledge about menstruation, myths surrounding it. We concluded the campaign with distributing 100 packs of pads plus pieces of mosquito repellent soap from Uganics
KITUNTU VILLAGE
With over 200 women and girls that gathered in kituntu village, mobilized by Heath department of kituntu village together with the village security department
ZIROBWE
Reaching over 250 women and girls in zirobwe Gejja Women Foundation partnered with LINZA Farm to educate women and girls on menstruation, hygiene and farming which was led the Linza team. Thanks to all our partners that donated, organized women from different communities and thank you to all our donors for making the distribution possible
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