In impoverished communities worldwide women and girls are using leaves, mattress stuffing, newspaper, corn husks, rocks ... anything they can find and use to keep from missing school or work while menstruating. Worse, girls are often exploited in exchange for money to buy supplies. And when there is nothing to use, they remain home, sitting on a rag for the duration of their period.
D4G helps girls gain access to quality washable feminine pads by direct distribution of U.S. sewn Days for Girls hygiene kits* and through the Kenyan and Liberian sewing teams. Washable pads allow girls and women to attend school and work when they are menstruating and can last for several years. Access to washable pads has proven to reduce school absenteeism, drop out rates and even early pregnancies!
D4G has sent over 2,500 Days for GIrls (DfG) kits to Kenya since 2015 and nearly 10,000 to Liberia. Both partnering ministries have seen the difference the washable pads made for their school girls and have begun sewing their own pads to provide for present and future students.
CLICK HERE to support the growing Kenyan and Liberian sewing teams. Just $10 provides one girl with what she needs to keep her educational dreams alive!
D4G continues to make new connections and is recently helping ship US sewn DfG kits to an orphanage in South Sudan.
* The U.S. sewn washable pad pattern D4G helps distribute was developed by Days for Girls International (daysforgirls.org). These life-changing "DfG kits" include: 8 washable liners, 2 reusable sanitary shields, 2 pair underwear, 1 drawstring bag, 1 washcloth, and 1 bar soap
Scroll down to learn about and see photos from our ministry partners in Kenya and Liberia
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After recieving over 2,000 U.S. sewn kits, which helped introduce the washable pad concept to the region, Kisii, Kenya no longer receives U.S. kits. The skilled ladies of Kisii, led by seamstress Glaldys, have their own established sewing team and have sewn over 3000 washable pads for their community.
These trained seamstresses distribute to schools and churches while presenting special health education. The team has reached over 20 schools 35 churches, and three special girls schools for the deaf.
Over 5,000 U.S. sewn kits have been shipped to Liberia, to schools operated by the Liberian Children's Ministry, under the direction of Joe Boway. Joe was born in the jungles of Liberia and as a child came to Christ through a missionary family. Due to civil wars, Joe and many others ended up in refugee camps.
For 14 years civil war prevented most schools from operating; as a result, today more than half of the adults in Liberia are illiterate. Joe, who now lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with his wife and sons, created the Liberian Children's Ministry as a way to educate children in the jungle regions. Joe now oversees 15 schools and over 6,500 students!
A team from Elmhurst, Illinois, traveled to Liberia in 2019 to help distribute Days for Girls kits to school girls and provide health education. Those who received the kits shared how it allowed them to attend school with confidence. The schools continued to receive shipments of DfG kits for the girls.
A group of 15 women were recently trained to sew washable pads by a U.S. led sewing workshop and will provide pads for present and future girls at 4 of the Liberian Children's Ministries schools. Dignity4Girls is excited to see the Liberian women take on this endeavor and provide for their own school girls.
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