By Widge Woolsey | CEO Ufulu Malawi
Ufulu is going from strength to strength and its all thanks to our amazing donors.
We are proud to report that we have now distributed over 4,500 cups via 248 educational workshops. No mean feat considering the impact of the corona pandemic.
Ufulu continues to work in schools throughout Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi and we are beginning to see a 20% increase in attendance of girls at school once they have been given a cup. This is absolutely amazing and just shows how BIG a difference a menstrual cup can make to the life of a girl in Malawi.
95% of females on Likoma island in the north of Lake Malawi (where we started our campaign) have now received a cup and the authorities have reported a significant reduction in menstrual waste in the lake waters around the island. In a country with little or no waste collection, disposal of single use menstrual products is a huge issue. Cups remove this problem instantly as they are reusable and last 10 years. So that's another feather in our cap - all thanks to you!
In the last 4 months, Ufulu has started working in Dzaleka refugee camp, one hour's drive outside of Lilongwe. There are 50,000 displaced persons in the camp, over 50% of them menstruating females. Once again there is no waste collection in the camp. The UN distributes over 400k single use pads in the camp every month, but they are poor quality and not fit for purpose and once again there is the issue of disposal once they have been used.
Devota, the Ufulu workshop manager in the camp, has literally had 100s of women and girls queuing up to receive their cups and the word is spreading. The camp administrator is delighted that we are working to provide menstrual cups as there are 100s of used pads being discarded in the camp every month - a major health hazard in a tropical country.
If you are impressed with what we have acheived so far, then we would respectfully ask that you consider donating to Ufulu again. Donation is simple via this portal. Please tell others about what we are doing. A £10 donation will provide a female with a Menstrual Cup Starter Pack and will give her everything she needs to have a clean and safe period for the next 10 years - and that is LITERALLY life changing.
Thank you for taking the time to read this report and for your support - we greatly appreciate it.
Best wishes - Widge and the Ufulu team.
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