Haiti - Hlakubele 2019
Leeto la boromuoa la Port-Au-Prince, Haiti le etsahetse ka Hlakubele 2019 ho ts'ehetsa setsi sa bongaka le lehae la likhutsana. Meriana, meno, mahlo, le lintho tse ling tsa bohlokoa tsa bongaka li ile tsa tšehetsa setsi sa bongaka ha lehae la likhutsana le thusoa ka liaparo, thepa ea thuto, lijo le lintho tsa bohlokoa tsa kamore.
On May 28th, Dema Dimbaya concluded a project to address period poverty by donation sanitary pads for World Menstrual Health Day.
Thank you to all those who donated or contributed in helping Dema Dimbaya address period poverty by providing sanitary pads to girls/ women for World Menstrual Health Day. Your selfless acts of kindness has been felt by girls/ women in schools and shelters in the following locations:
Chester, PA
Washington, DC
Kingston, Jamaica
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Ganjur, The Gambia
Walvis Bay, Namibia
According to the world bank, more than 500 million girls/ women globally lack proper supplies. Period poverty occurs when girls/ women do not have access to sanitary products to manage their cycles and are forced to withdraw from their normal activities such as school or work.
In the following slides you will see pictures and videos from each location:
Washington DC (slide 1) - The Seed School Seed DC
Jamaica (slide 2)- Excelsior High School with sanitary pads from The Women's Haven
Chester, PA (slide 3) - The Wesley House
Namibia (slide 4)- partnered with October Charity Foundation
Ivory Coast (slide 5) - partnered with Pro Kids Cote Divoire, who also donated hygiene products and food
The Gambia (slides 6) - partnered with Pan African Library Gambia
More than 8000 sanitary pads were distributed to girls and women for World Menstrual Health Day.
Dema Dimbaya celebrated #WorldMenstrualHealthDay by donating more than 8000 sanitary pads to Washington DC, Chester, PA, Namibia, Ivory Coast, and The Gambia.
