MORE ABOUT CHHAUPADI HUTS IN NEPAL
The ancient practice of Chhaupadi holds that menstruating girls and women are impure. Generations of girls and women in western Nepal have been banished to menstrual huts during their periods. 
A 2017 law bans that practice, and women are demolishing the huts.
If you Google "chhaupadi," you'll find many articles about this unfortunate and cruel practice. Let's hope that the harsh penalties that now come with forcing this isolation on women make it a part of the distant past.
A 2017 law bans that practice, and women are demolishing the huts.
If you Google "chhaupadi," you'll find many articles about this unfortunate and cruel practice. Let's hope that the harsh penalties that now come with forcing this isolation on women make it a part of the distant past.
OUR APRIL WORKDAY
We had nearly 3 dozen amazing volunteers on April 7th. We accomplished so much, mainly non-sewing tasks. Please, if you can sew or serge well, bring your machine to our work days.
MAY AND JUNE DATES AND NEW HOURS
We'll have a workday on the first Saturday in May, and then on the second Saturday in June. Also, Our Sewing Room has adjusted their hours. From now on, we'll be ready to hand out jobs at 10:00 (instead of 10:30) and we will be packed up and gone before they close at 4:30.
NEW YORK: THE STATE FOLLOWS THE CITY'S LEAD
Remember the article I linked to last month about menstruation challenges for low-income and homeless girls and women? Over a year ago New York City passed a law making menstrual supplies available free in public restrooms, public schools and prisons. Now the state has followed suit, requiring that public schools serving girls in grades 6-12 to provide free supplies.
In August, the Federal Bureau of Prisons issued a memo mandating that feminine hygiene produces be available to all female inmates in federal institutions at no additional cost.
In August, the Federal Bureau of Prisons issued a memo mandating that feminine hygiene produces be available to all female inmates in federal institutions at no additional cost.
GIRLS IN RURAL GHANA
Keep these young women in mind as you think about the importance of Days for Girls. One of the first batches of kits we set abroad was to Ghana. I spoke at a church, where a college student was home from school, about how we're always looking for folks to transport kits. She and several of her classmates were going to be doing some volunteer work in Ghana shortly after that. She called me, I contacted the DFG coordinator in Ghana, and the girl's classmates also said they'd take kits. With significant help from other chapters, we were able to send fabric and hundreds of kits.
ON THE WEBSITE
Daysforgirls.org has published some stark and heartbreaking statistics relating to the problems Days for Girls addresses. To read them, just click on this link and scroll down.INVEST IN WOMEN?
A contribution of your time, supplies or money to our Days for Girls chapter is an investment in women. What we do helps girls avoid having to miss school due to their periods. It helps them stay in school longer. This all adds up--read some of the stats and repercussions below:
WHY INVEST IN WOMEN?
