Lions/ Rotary/HEART District Project Committee

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Lions/ Rotary/HEART District Project Committee

• Sanitary Towels Project

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Agenda

• Background
• Sanitary Towels
• Project requirements

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Background

• Project Structure

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Why are we joining hands?

• To use the combined force of Lions Rotary to
  have a greater positive impact on the communities
  that we serve
• Provide sanitary towels to needy teenage girls
• Use a single database of existing and potential
  recipients
• Partner with HEART

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Who is behind all of this

• DG Ln D.K. Shah Joint Chairman
• AG Rtn Joe Otin Joint Chairman
• PP Francis Asiema Treasurer
• Lydiah Njoroge Committee Secretary
• PP Elizabeth Kimkung' Joint Chair
• Rtn. Vickie Winkler HEART Executive Director
• Ln Christine Mumbi- Lions Coordinator

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Under the watchful eyes Senior Project Advisors

• PID Ln Manoj Shah
• DG Rtn Kaushik Manek
• PID Ln S.P. Amin
• PDG Ln S.R. Ndegwa

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• Have received blessings from RI President Wilf
  Wilkinson and Lion PIP Ashok Metha

Rotary Institute Zone 10A in Nairobi on September
20th 2007
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Started from a little know issue

• GCN provided research
• First discussions 2 years ago
• Joint committee meeting 20th Feb 2007
• 4 promotional events
• Raising consciousness

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Take a closer look at the issue

• Girl attendance performance in school is badly
  affected by lack of sanitary wear
• Absent for at least 4 days a month, or 36
  learning days per year 2 weeks every term
• In 4 years, she looses 24 out of 144 weeks
• Lowers self esteem, a target for ridicule

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Serious consequences indeed

• 800,000 girls affected
• Threat to gender equity in education
• Kenya may not meet MDG of education for all,
  gender parity by 2015

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Weve set ambitious goals

• 100,000 girls
• Raising consciousness about their plight
• Bringing this onto the Government agenda

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Weve met suitable partners

• Suppliers provide 12 pkts of sanitary towels and
  4 pairs of underwear at KSH 400 which covers one
  girl for ONE YEAR!
• MARKET COMPARISON 1pkt of sanitary towels
  retails _at_ ksh70 to ksh75 1(basic) pair of
  underwear retails _at_ksh35
• TOTAL 840 272 1,112 for one Year
• Project savings ksh.712

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Definite steps to solve the problem

• 38,425 recipients so far
• Official launch was on 12th October 2007
• Lions Rotary Clubs support
• Well wishers support
• HEART (NGO) have donated 3,000 underwear

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Its an uphill task

• Ksh. 49,500,000 to meet the target
• Seeking funds from Lions Rotary sources
• Lions Rotary donations
• Lions International Grants
• Rotary International Grants
• Establish in all Countries in the district (East
  Africa)

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What we are searching for

• Sanitary towels Ksh. 40,000,000
• BUTA LITTLLE goes a long way

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HOW YOU CAN HELP..

• A LITTLE goes a long way
• Ksh 400 caters for 1 girl for 1 Year
• Adopting-A-SCHOOL from our 165,000 Database
• Influencing your organisation/ company to make a
  donation
• Individual contribution to the project

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Faces of Hope.
Enhancing girls participation in education
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Faces of Hope.
Enhancing girls participation in education
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www.sanitarypadsforafrica.org
Enhancing girls participation in education
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THANK YOU.
Service Above Self