Many girls in the developing world face numerous barriers for their education. One of these barriers is their menstruation period.
According to a UNESCO report " one in ten girls in Sub-Saharan Africa misses school during their menstrual cycle....By some estimates, this equals as much as twenty percent of a given school year.
Many girls drop out of school altogether once they begin menstruating."
According to ZanaAfrica, a social enterprise operated out of Kenya, reported that about one million girls do not attend school due to lack of access to sanitary pads.
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| Each senior female student received a menses kit from our team |
To support girls continuing their schooling, there are charitable organizations that make up menses kits and offer them free to girls so that they would not have to stay home during their monthly period.
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| Dream Share Uganda members distributing menses kits to Green Hill Primary School students |
One of the tasks Dream Share Uganda - our team, did on this African trip was distributing about 120 menses kits to the P6 and P7 girls of the Green Hill Primary School.
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Each fabric gift bag was sewn in Canada containing a menses kit with eight washable and reusable cloth sanitary napkins, a brand new underwear, a bar of soap and an instruction sheet in a ziplock bag, a toothbrush.
The girls' gift bag also contained a candy treat and a Canadian Maple leaf pin which the students worn proudly on their lapels.
The local teacher helped our team to explain the instructions to students on how to use and wash the menses kits.
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| Green Hill students thanking Dream Share Uganda members in songs and dance |
The girls were so happy that they broke out in songs to thank us for the gifts!
It was a very touching moment for our team to see the gratitude expressed by the girls at this school in Uganda!
Our trip was worth it!
R.T.
At a rural school
Day 9,Uganda
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