As of this writing, we have been able to present to 248 girls:
- 178 kits to Kenya
- 24 regular and 20 postpartum liners ( comprising parts of 5 kits) to Uganda
- 65 kits to Zimbabwe
That translates into 178 bags, 356 shields and 1468 liners!
All too often, when we are putting together kits, I think to bring out my camera only after all the kits are assembled and packed up. As the kits for Zimbabwe were assembled, I remembered before that point and got a few shots of the colorful kits and components before they were put in the big white bags!
I'm hoping we will have pictures from the last three distributions in Africa to share with the team at our next gathering, on April 19.
At our March 15 workday, we had half a dozen new faces joining some regulars, for a total of 15 that day. We had people staying for different amounts of time, doing different tasks, and I think we all had a good time, while building up our inventory for the next distribution.
Days for Girls has strict requirements for us to follow in addition to specific dimensions: what fabrics to use, as well as which fabric designs to avoid. I've written about them earlier on this blog, and urge you to refresh your memory by scrolling down. There are details about the fabric and underwear restrictions. We truly appreciate the work of our super volunteers as well as your donations and want to make sure they meet the guidelines we follow.
Would you like to read about other teams, chapters and distributions around the world? Days for Girls Super Volunteers on Facebook is a gathering place of volunteers for Days for Girls programs. "We work to ensure that women in impoverished nations have access to quality feminine hygiene... so they can live every day of their lives to the fullest."
All too often, when we are putting together kits, I think to bring out my camera only after all the kits are assembled and packed up. As the kits for Zimbabwe were assembled, I remembered before that point and got a few shots of the colorful kits and components before they were put in the big white bags!
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| Moisture-proof shields stuffed with flannel liners |
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| Gallon Ziploc freezer bags being filled with kit components |
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| Colorful drawstring bags hold those filled Ziplocs and are attractive bags which the girls can carry every day of the month. |
At our March 15 workday, we had half a dozen new faces joining some regulars, for a total of 15 that day. We had people staying for different amounts of time, doing different tasks, and I think we all had a good time, while building up our inventory for the next distribution.
As you sew for Days for Girls, we need you to be your own Quality Control Supervisor. Because what we make needs to fit together as a kit, it is extremely important that everything be exactly the right width and length. We've been getting a number of unusable (too large, too small, misshapen, wrong fabric, poorly sewn, etc) components, or ones with errors that would take almost as long to fix as it would to make new ones. If you're sewing at home, know what the finished size of your component should be, and check frequently to make sure you are right on the mark. If you don't know that measurement or where to find it, do ask me.
Days for Girls has strict requirements for us to follow in addition to specific dimensions: what fabrics to use, as well as which fabric designs to avoid. I've written about them earlier on this blog, and urge you to refresh your memory by scrolling down. There are details about the fabric and underwear restrictions. We truly appreciate the work of our super volunteers as well as your donations and want to make sure they meet the guidelines we follow.
Would you like to read about other teams, chapters and distributions around the world? Days for Girls Super Volunteers on Facebook is a gathering place of volunteers for Days for Girls programs. "We work to ensure that women in impoverished nations have access to quality feminine hygiene... so they can live every day of their lives to the fullest."
You, our super volunteers, are the target for this Facebook group. The group is open to all Days for Girls volunteers, but it's by invitation only. If you're interested in joining, please let me know. You can email me at dfgeugene@gmail.com, tell me the email address you used to sign up for Facebook, and I'll send it in. And, if you'd like to be on our email list to get one or two emails a month with updates, photos and workday reminders, please let me know that too.
I hope you can join us for the next workday, on Sunday, April 19th. As usual, we will meet at Our Sewing Room on 5th and Main in Springfield. We'll be there from 10 am to 5 pm. Come for as much time as you have available!
I hope you can join us for the next workday, on Sunday, April 19th. As usual, we will meet at Our Sewing Room on 5th and Main in Springfield. We'll be there from 10 am to 5 pm. Come for as much time as you have available!
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