Summary
This project was a collaboration between Polycom Development Project, My Sister’s keeper and members of Feradon Foundation.
Women Empowerment and help raise awareness on menstrual health was the main focus and through Polycom which is located in Kibera informal settlement, working with 50 schools to reach out to adolescent girls and 5 organized groups to reach out to girls who are not in school.
Polycom’s work is summarized under one word “G-PENDE” (which means to love yourself). It is about promoting self-worthiness and appreciation among girls.
Milestones
Here are some stats from this project
40
Volunteers
300
Sanitary Pads Distributed
500
Face Masks Distributed