A GIRL A K A YEAR SANITARY
TOWELS DISTRIBUTION
PROJECTA PROJECT OF THE ROTARACT CLUB
OF NAIROBI CENTRAL
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY
The Rotaract Club of Nairobi Central | Est. 1977/78
THE MATH OF IT ALL:
A GIRL WITHOUT SANITARYWAREMisses 5 days a month of school
45 days of 9 months of a school year360 days of 8 school years between the time her menses
commence to the time she completes her tertiary education!This equals 1.33 years of school missed!
1500 GIRLS WITHOUT SANITARYWARE
Miss 7500 days in a month67,500 days of a 9 month school year
540,000 days of 8 years of school between the time their menses commence to the time they complete their tertiary
education.This equals to 2000 years of academic hours lost!
This is a sample of a population of over 100,000 girls who
miss school because of lack of hygiene pads! With 100,000 girls, 133,000 years of academic hours are lost!
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY
The Rotaract Club of Nairobi Central | Est. 1977/78
THE LITTLE
WE CAN DO
WILL GO A LONG WAY!
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY
The Rotaract Club of Nairobi Central | Est. 1977/78
2011/12 RECIPIENTS (1,394)•Jomo Kenyatta Home for the Physically Disabled and Embu Urban Primary School in Embu (260 girls); •Brydges Centre Children’s Home, Isinya (35 girls);•Jomo Kenyatta Education Foundation Scholarship Program beneficiaries from around the country (50 girls);•Salama Primary School and Special Unit for the Intellectually Challenged, Mathare and Huruma (450 girls);•Eldoret Special School (60 girls); •Toi Primary School, Nairobi (250 girls);•Hot Springs Girls, Maai Mahiu (55 girls)•Through RCCs in Huruma (229 beneficiaries).
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY
The Rotaract Club of Nairobi Central | Est. 1977/78
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY
The Rotaract Club of Nairobi Central | Est. 1977/78
Left: Hot Springs Girls Secondary School, Maai Mahiu
Right: Sitawa Wafula 100 girls in 100 days campaign
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY
The Rotaract Club of Nairobi Central | Est. 1977/78
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY
The Rotaract Club of Nairobi Central | Est. 1977/78
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY
The Rotaract Club of Nairobi Central | Est. 1977/78
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY
The Rotaract Club of Nairobi Central | Est. 1977/78
THE LITTLE
WE CAN DO WILL
GO A LONG WAY!