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Her Needs Tanzania

One girl. One cause. One pad.

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"My target is 700 million/- for the cause, being a special task to ensure that female students in Arusha and Northern Tanazania stay healthy and confident during their periodical menstrual circles!"

Arjun Kaur Mittal

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About the project

Arjun mittal along with the three Non-government Organisations the Lions Club, Alma Foundation is raising funds sponsor girls the local public government schools in Arusha with sanitary pads for an entire year.

Volunteers will distribute the sanitary pads supplied by softcare.

Softcare will be supplying the eco-friendly, biodegradable and cotton pads to the girls. Theese will be accompanied by an awareness drive on why and how to use th sanitary pads. "We will educate the girls about the human body and the importance of sanitary pads in maintaning good health," says Arjun Mittal.

​Arjun Mittal, who is in grade 11 at North London Collegiate School Dubai, is not new to participating in humanitarian projects. She says when she was eight year old she put up a lemonade stand in Arusha in order to raise funds for an orphanage as a grade 5 student.

And again, along with two of her friends, she raised 325,000 Tanzanian shillings for a wilderness conservation project in Arusha.

As someone who enjoys sport she coached at a football camp in Arusha for three weeks teaching 60 kids for 3-4 hours every day teaching the 10-14 years olds basic game play, defance, attack and strategy of the game.

Our Impact

Our Work 

So far, we have reached 20,000 girls, all the 18,000 girls within all secondary government schools across the entire region of Arusha which includes 35 secondary schools and some more. We intend to grow further and reach more girls hopefully reaching every single girl in Tanzania and then beyond. 

Menstruation taboos

During menstruction , Women and girls are often condisered impure, polluted and dirty. These belief come from religion and patriachal social norms.

 

 Here are some of the challanges and myths they face every month:

Mentrual blood is considered deeply impure, ritual baths are practiced

Girl's touch can rot food so they can't enter the kitchen 

Girls are not allowed to enter place of worship

Girls are isolated, especially from the male members of the family

Girls should not play sports as this can compromise their flow/fertility

Girls shouldn't talk about peridos, especially with boys. Peridos are a thing to be ashamed of

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