Last year through the blogging community I found out about a Dresses for Girls charitable project that a Junior Women's Club in Tampa was organizing. They were collecting pillowcase dresses for girls in Africa who often had to choose between food for their family and clothing. I sewed up four dresses and even got a few of my friends to sew a couple. It was so nice to do some charitable sewing.
This year I received an email from the project coordinator, Margaret, letting me know that this year's project was called Days for Girls. In many impoverished areas of the world, maxi pads or tampons are unavailable or are too expensive. These girls are forced to stay home and thus miss out on school, work or gathering food and water for their family. Even if disposables were accessible or donated, there often lacks a proper sanitation system and these used products pile up behind fences or buildings or on the side of the road. The answer lies in reusable and washable maxi pads that have a life of up to three years! The Women's Club in Tampa has a goal of 800 pads and 200 shields by September 1!
If you are interested I have attached the website where a video tutorial and patterns can be found. You can also email margaretandrade@hotmail.com for more information and the address of where to send completed pads to. Sew some up so I can five you a pad-on-the-back.
http://www.daysforgirls.org/#!patterns-and-sewing-tips/c1upv
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