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Early this year, Dr Aziza Sesay visited her homeland of Sierra Leone.
During her trip to Freetown, she visited Kankalay school to give a talk as well as hosting a workshop on the importance of female sexual health.
The aim of this workshop was to provide knowledge and debunk myths around the stigma of periods, especially in countries in West Africa.
During the workshop Dr Aziza and the girls created handmade and reusable period pads.
At Keep it FAX we take a broad view of education and our commitment to improving education for girls is not limited to academic learning only. We think it’s just as important that young girls are taught their rights, value and place in society.
The workshop allowed us to do this by challenging the notion that periods are something to be ashamed of, hidden or dirty. We also succeeded in teaching a room full of girls how to unlock a new skill by making their own pads which can be re-used in the future.
Most importantly we managed to do this by having a lot of fun which we believe charity is all about.
We could not have done this without the dexterity and skills of Dr Sesay and Salimatu Kamara (the tailor who taught the class). Once again, a special mention to Binti period who developed the workshop.
To enable the continuation of such initiatives please donate what ever you have to Keep It Fax
We would like to thank Dr Aziza Sesay and Binti.Period.
