Menstrual kits? Yep. In Ghana, many girls have few options for managing their periods. This means they often say home for a week each month, missing out on school. They fall behind, and eventually can fall right out of school.
Hewalenamo Girls Inc. volunteers use the Days for Girls models to make reusable kits that last each girl for three years. That kit gives her back 45 days of school each year. That's 4.5 months of middle school we can give back to a girl with a simple volunteer project!
How can you help? We need people who can sew, people who can't sew, and people interested in donating kit materials. Here are a few options:
In the Dallas, Texas area? Consider gathering a group of friends to meet monthly to make kits. Alternatively, volunteers take materials home and work on them there.
Not in the Dallas area? You can start your own group of friends making kits and we can help with patterns, advice, etc.
Just want to work on your own? You might just want to work on one part of a kit or have other ideas. Just let us know what will work for you.
Make it a Scout project! This is the perfect Silver Award project for Girl Scouts. Contact us to learn more.
Just want to donate materials? We LOVE that idea, and our volunteers will magically turn them into kits.
Last updated
12/11/2019
Interested?
Contact the Executive Director via email or 910-224-8615.