Mama Rachel Ruto launches company targeting 20,000 youths.
The first lady, Mama Rachel Ruto launches company aimed at production of high quality but affordable pads for girls in the country.
Kenya Assemblies of God Church in conjuction with WorldServe International Kenya, Sifa Pad & Praise Project is an intervention to stop what is popularly known as ‘period poverty.’
She stated,”The sanitary pad factory has been set up with the assistance of Hands of Hope—Joyce Meyer Ministry World Missions—with a capacity of producing 200 sanitary pads per minute.
The sanitary pads are 100% biodegradable and friendly to the environment.”
She raised concerns of the desperate and unhygienic means such as blankets and sand that girls resort to, when they can not afford pads, at that time of the month.
Due to this, many young girls look for illicit ways to obtain money such as engaging in sexual activities and other risky ways.
Through this project, girls will be empowered to live with the dignity that they deserve as women.
She stated,”Many girls use insufficient and unhygienic methods during menstruation, which puts them at risk of infections.”
“For some of them, desperation during this season drives them to get involved in illicit activities to earn money that will enable them to buy sanitary pads. The Sifa Pad Project gives our girls an opportunity to live their lives with the dignity they deserve,” she added.
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