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!
The Road To School!
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!
“Mum, I’m on TV!”
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
Here She Is!
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!
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It takes a whole village…
A Nigerian proverb says:
“It takes a whole village to raise a child”
But it surely also takes a whole village to run a successful business!
Today, UN Women Uganda became a part of that village that will help us grow a successful business and keep girls in school!
800 pads!
I can’t express how happy, tired and proud I am!
This is how 800 pads look like! Made in 2 weeks!
Going to school girls in Gambia! Our first international order completed!
#sheforshe #makeyourordertoday