Red Elephant Project
The "Elephant in the room" is an expression that applies to an obvious problem that no one wants to discuss. It insinuates that the problem is so obvious that it would be impossible to overlook. So let’s talk about menstruation. You heard me right, you know that miserable monthly reminder that you are now a woman. The cramps, the blood, the time of month when you wonder how many times you can shower in a day. Right? What does menstruation have in common with health, hygiene, sanitation and education? If you live in a developed country you probably don’t know. You can buy fancy affordable tampons and pads. You can go to work and school without worrying about bleeding through your only uniform or dress outfit. You can chose from different colors, shapes, sizes and perfumes and when you’re done, you either throw it in the garbage or flush it down the toilet.
We now have the Red Elephant Project in Kenya, Tanzania, Nicaragua, Uganda and Ghana.
For a Red Elephant flyer click HERE
To read more about the story behind The Red Elephant Project, click here......
Hope Without Borders has been able to distribute more than 4000 "hygiene" pack to women and school girls. We recently received letters from some school girls in Kenya who had received a pack:
:....I am full of joy and happiness for the gift you have helped me with. I thank you very much for the sanitary towels that you donated several months ago. It has really changed our lives so much and I am proud that now I can't miss to go to school even 1 single day." Aiiono
"...now that you have helped us with the sanitary towels we can now go to school everyday and we are thankful...." Yusra
"...thank you for giving me the sanitary towels. If you would not give me the sanitary towels I could not have come to school because my mother could not afford the money to buy for me always." Ndungwa
"...I give thanks to you because you helped me with your sanitary towels, you helped so many girls that their parents do not have work or money." Mercy
You can help by donating money so we can purchase the kits.. Each kit cost about $10 and will last a girl about 3 years. The kit includes 8 re-usable sanitary pads, 2 pairs of underwear, soap and delivery personally to each girl as well as a lesson about her changing body (by a trained local women who knows their culture and language). Let’s change these girl’s lives. Let’s keep them in school and give them a chance to escape poverty by furthering their education.
-Mama Julie (Parve)
