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Lunapads for Girls in Africa

Many of you are aware of the sad news that Goods4Girls is no longer in operation.  While there have been some calls for Lunapads, GladRags and others to pick up where G4G’s founder Deanna Duke left off, we have decided to continue the spirit of G4G’s work with our own yet-to-be-named program.

While G4G has been a major recipient of donated pads, we have also been working with many groups with aims similar to G4G’s for some time.  The latest one is the Lugari Community Resource Centre in western Kenya.  Founder Jenipher Wasike is currently in Vancouver fundraising for this wonderful initiative that includes agriculture, tree planting, and a women’s group.  The women currently make crafts which are then sold at local markets.  They also hope to start making and selling their own washable pads (more on that soon)!

Jenipher will be returning to Kenya on February 25th and we are trying to get as many Goods4Girls Kits (new name tba, but thanks in the meantime Crunchy, for our continued use of it!) donated as possible prior to her depature.  Please watch this video of Jenipher and consider purchasing a kit.  For each kit purchased until her departure, Lunapads will donate a matching kit.

PS: To view the high quality version of this video, simply hover over the arrow on the bottom right of the viewer & click HQ.  Visit our YouTube page here to rate or comment on this video. From this page, you will also be able to share our video via facebook, digg, myspace and so on. If you have your own YouTube account, please help us spread the word by adding it to your favorites. Thank you! -Lisa

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  • http://www.lunapads.com Suzanne

    time permitting, we would have liked to add more of jenipher, telling her vivid and deeply personal stories of growing up in kenya and missing school when she was bleeding. jenipher’s enthusiasm and passion when she tells her story gives me goosebumps. we are equally excited about her trip and the work she will be doing to help girls and women in her home village.
    another story of coincidence… our very own morgan met jenipher several years ago while in high school and took a trip to kenya, bringing clothes and supplies to jenipher’s children. that’s another blog post!