We began our day meeting a fantastic beader co-op of women. These women produce hundreds of pieces of beaded necklaces, bracelets, belts, and even rings! They meet weekly in a member's home where they design their jewelry and bead together. They have plans to earn enough to have their own gallery! African Promise Foundation will be proudly selling their pieces in the USA very soon.
We then joined the folks of Hands of Hope for a lesson on health and distribution of Days for Girls menstrual kits. Hands of Hope runs a health clinic and promotes AIDS awareness and education in the slums, as well as sponsoring children to attend school. We gathered at their center with 50 girls and young women who were delighted to receive the cloth menstrual kits and were enthusiastic participants of the accompanying health education presentation. Many of their girls were having exams and in school, so kits were left behind to be distributed and explained by their volunteers. We split up into two groups and took a tour of the slum. Over 10,000 people live in the seven areas of this huge slum (the largest in Uganda). No electricity. No running water. Their sanitation system is virtually non-existent, with the residents drinking water that is shared with livestock and filled with garbage. Life in the slum is hard- to say the least. We are so glad to have brightened the lives of 50 women today!
Tomorrow we travel to Gulu... stay tuned for more adventures!
We then joined the folks of Hands of Hope for a lesson on health and distribution of Days for Girls menstrual kits. Hands of Hope runs a health clinic and promotes AIDS awareness and education in the slums, as well as sponsoring children to attend school. We gathered at their center with 50 girls and young women who were delighted to receive the cloth menstrual kits and were enthusiastic participants of the accompanying health education presentation. Many of their girls were having exams and in school, so kits were left behind to be distributed and explained by their volunteers. We split up into two groups and took a tour of the slum. Over 10,000 people live in the seven areas of this huge slum (the largest in Uganda). No electricity. No running water. Their sanitation system is virtually non-existent, with the residents drinking water that is shared with livestock and filled with garbage. Life in the slum is hard- to say the least. We are so glad to have brightened the lives of 50 women today!
Tomorrow we travel to Gulu... stay tuned for more adventures!
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