Kits distributed at Kokwa Primary School

Our dedicated volunteers, new and returning,  braved pretty steady rains to work at Our Sewing Room on October 26th, preparing and sewing flannel liners.  We ended up with a few dozen totally completed, and a few hundred more in various stages of construction.  With eight liners included in each kit, these are the items we need to build our inventory of.

In my book, the highlight of the day was when Gwen Meyer of Friends of Kenya Schools and Wildlife told us about the distribution of our kits at the Kokwa Primary School in Kenya.  We are delighted to have played a part in helping the girls access and benefit from their education.

Gwen said that "they were ecstatic, not just with the kits, but from the knowledge that you are aware of the challenges they face and that you did something to support their own efforts to learn."

Please enjoy the beautiful photos, generously shared with us by Gwen and her granddaughter Sienna:

Adults explaining the kits to the girls

Showing individual items from the kit

How the shield snaps into the panties

Attentive students, grades 4 to 8

A student volunteer shows what she's learned

Classmates enjoying her demo.

The kits are distributed.  Girls chose by underwear size and bag fabric.
We try to use our prettiest fabrics for the bags.

Girls showing the kits they selected

We are currently working on a request for 200 more kits Gwen will take to other schools in Kenya in January.  We have a long ways to go, so any and all help is much appreciated.  

Our next work day is Sunday, November 16th, 10 to 4 at Our Sewing Room.