Reusable sanitary pads for women
Meeting young men who work on making lives better for young girls by providing them free sanitary pads, lead by an amazing woman named Carlo, who grew up in Mathare herself and has made it her life mission to create a better life for girls in the slum. Mary says:
“Working with girls, providing them a product that can change their life, is the biggest gift the world could give me…”
However, the opportunities which came with this job is something I could never dream of – not even in my wildest dreams! Yesterday on Women’s Day, I was invited by the U.N. to give an inspirational speech about my work! I was so excited that I couldn’t control myself!
Mary visited a rural village in Senegal, teaching girls how to do their own pads. As many girls can’t afford to buy them. Empowerment is for everyone!
Sometimes, you can really forget how privileged you are!
Mary Consolata Namagambe, founder of She for She, took the same route as Senegalese kids take everyday to get to school. They drove for almost one hour, which would have taken almost 2-3 hours to walk. They then crossed a river (yes, they crossed a river) and then rode on horseback for almost half an hour, which would have taken almost 1-2 hours to walk!
In total, it takes up to 4-5 hours for these kids to go to school. Every. Single. Day.
Imagine wanting to go to school so badly that you will walk 5 hours every day just to reach school and then 5 hours to get back home. That is just amazing!
I presented She For She at an entrepreneur conference at Makerere University Business School.
A journalist found our ideas and company so impressive he interviewed me and came to our work place to film us!
And yesterday, we were shown on international TV!
#SheForShe
Make menstrual pads available for girls and they will become super heroes!
This is our She for She super heroine – because nothing is impossible, the word itself says I’m possible!
#sheforshe
