Sanitary Sanity Campaign - Mfariji Africa

Education about Menstruation changes everything.

The Sanitary Sanity Campaign (SSC) is a program run by Mfariji Africa that delivers sanitary pads and health education to Kenyan girls from poor social and economic backgrounds to make sure that periods do not get in the way of Girls right to Education.

850,000 Girls in Kenya miss school 5 to 6 days every month during their menstruation because they lack sanitary pads. This means that a girl who is absent from school due to menses for five days per month loses 15 learning days equivalent to 2 weeks of learning in every school term.

Mfariji Africa seeks to support these girls from poor social economic background with annual packs of sanitary towels to reduce absenteeism from school leading to poor performance.

FACTS

Today in Kenya menstruation is not only a health concern, but also an educational policy concern, and has become a key factor in the country’s bid to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of eliminating gender disparity in primary and secondary education.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The project aims to;

Reduce the girl child school dropout due to lack of sanitary towels
Educate teenage girls on puberty, hygiene menstruation and how to physically and psychologically handle such periods.
Sustain marginalized girls with annual packs of sanitary pads and underwear’s to ensure periods do not get in their way of achieving an education.
Eliminate through informing, the myths, taboos and misinformation that people in such communities have about girls during their menstrual period.

WHERE WE WORK

KITUI WEST CONSTITUENCY:

KANGONDI PRIMARY SCHOOL
KANGII PRIMARY SCHOOL
KAVONGE PRIMARY SCHOOL
KWAMUKOO PRIMARY SCHOOL
MUTULU PRIMARY SCHOOL
KWA NDOTO PRIMARY SCHOOL
MUTHALE PRIMARY SCHOOL
YALATANI PRIMARY SCHOOL
UVAANI PRIMARY SCHOOL
MAVALO PRIMARY SCHOOL

Education about Menstruation changes everything.

FACTS

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

WHERE WE WORK

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