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http://www.huruinternational.org/about/ - 这个组织是个非营利团体，筹集资金为一些非洲女孩提供布棉。
他们为女孩们提供Huru Kit。
每个Huru Kit里有：
- Eight reusable sanitary pads （8片可重复使用的布制卫生巾）
- Three pairs of underwear （三件内裤）
- Soap to wash the sanitary pads （洗布棉的肥皂）
- Waterproof bag to safely store used sanitary pads （防水袋安全地存储布棉）
- Educational insert proper sanitary pad usage （使用布棉的信息）
- Life-saving HIV/AIDS prevention information （预防爱滋病预防的信息）
一个因为月经而不能上学的女孩的心声：
“I opted to stay at home during my menses since I couldn’t share with anyone my plight,” said Belfine, a bright thirteen year old girl living with the hardships of becoming a woman in Mukuru Kwa Njenga, Kenya. For Belfine, and countless girls in Kenya, a normal, healthy development of the female body becomes a genuine struggle, creating embarrassment and limiting educational access and normal activity.
Belfine’s father washes cars for a living and her mother stays at home with the children. Because of the strain on her parents to provide for her and her four siblings, she couldn’t ask them to buy her pads, knowing that food is the priority. To cope, she used old cloths. They soaked through quickly and she felt the only solution was to miss school.
It is a travesty that a girl is forced to stay home, unable to get around because of this deep fear of embarrassment. Unfortunately, this often leads to a low self-esteem and the hopeless feeling that becoming a woman is an obstacle to progress.
Fortunately, Belfine is one of the tens of thousands of girls benefitting from a Huru Kit. Not only has it helped her manage her period, it has encouraged her in pursuing her dream of becoming a lawyer and helping other children.
Belfine and her family are very grateful to Huru. She put it this way, “my mother will not have to buy disposable pads, hence she saves the little money she gets from my dad to buy food.” Belfine continues to attend school, creating for herself the opportunity to fulfill her aspirations.
Belfine’s story is being repeated across Kenya as Huru brings hope of perfect attendance for the whole year! |
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