G-1786

Africa Pads for Hope

Description

Financing

Documents

Photos

History Logs

Project Description

Region: Africa

Country: Malawi

Location: Mzuzu

Total Budget: $60,099

Areas of Focus: Maternal and child health, Basic education and literacy, Community economic development


Investing in teenage girls for a more just and stable world!

Africa Pads is a social enterprise that uses African fabric and resources to teach the Malawian women to make menstrual pads themselves. The village of Kamweko is currently producing Africa Pads. This process empowers the women to run a business and sell the pads locally. However, most schoolgirls cannot afford the pads. This grant will empower an African girl to stay healthy so that she can attend school full time, pursue her dreams and become a role model for young girls in her village.

Primary Host Partner

District: 9210

Rotary Club of: Mzuzu

Primary Contact: Susan Gwamba

Email: suelufusa@yahoo.co.uk

Primary International Partner

District: 5440

Rotary Club of: Fort Collins

Primary Contact: Robin Steele

Email: robinlynnsteele@msn.com

Project Status

Paid
This project is "Paid". This means the funds have been received and the project is being implemented.

Project listed for the 2019-20 Rotary Year.

The TRF Grant application number is #1980620.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

Fort Collins (5440)

24-Sep-18

$5,581

$6,250

$11,831

Fort Collins (5440)

24-Sep-18

$4,991

$6,250

$11,241

Fort Collins (5440)

4-Oct-18

$1,150

$0

$1,150

Richland (5080)

14-Nov-18

$5,005

$5,005

$10,010

Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation

$8,363

$17,505

$25,867

Total

$60,099

Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

Project Supporting Documents


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Project Photos

History Log Entries

24-Sep-18

by Robin Steele

System Entry: Creation of project page.

24-Sep-18

by Robin Steele

System Entry: Pledge of $5,500 with $11,000 DDF by Robin Steele/Rotaract of the Rotary Club of Fort Collins, District 5440.

4-Oct-18

by Robin Steele

System Entry: Pledge of $750 by Robin Steele of the Rotary Club of Fort Collins, District 5440.

14-Nov-18

System Entry

System Entry: Pledge of $2,862 with $2,862 DDF by Steve Arneson of the Rotary Club of Richland, District 5080.

14-Nov-18

System Entry

System Entry: Pledge of $5,005 with $5,005 DDF by Steve Arneson of the Rotary Club of Richland, District 5080.

14-Nov-18

System Entry

System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".

2-Apr-19

by Robin Steele

System Entry: Project reverted to "Published".

4-Apr-19

by Robin Steele

Fort Collins Rotaract Breakfast Bingo was a little short of their fund raising estimate. Rotary Club of Fort Collins will vote on covering the difference at our May meeting.

9-May-19

by Abhijit Mhasakar

System Entry: Pledge of $315 with $200 DDF by 9822030294 of the Rotary Club of Poona Mid Town, District 3131.

9-May-19

by Abhijit Mhasakar

System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".

9-Aug-19

by Robin Steele

Community assessment has been completed. Working on writing and finishing up the RI application.

9-Apr-20

by Robin Steele

System Entry: Application Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access.

1-Jul-20

by Robin Steele

System Entry: Application approved by The Rotary Foundation.

10-Mar-21

by Robin Steele

System Entry: Payment has been issued by The Rotary Foundation.

19-Nov-21

by Holly Petitt

The construction of two girls' private bathrooms with wash basins are complete at Choma Primary and Secondary Schools near Viweme Village in northern Malawi.. The women of Viweme Village have been trained on pad kit production. Surveys have been completed and pad kits distributed to students in grades Standard 6 through Form 4. Women's Health Classes are being introduced to the female students. Construction of the herbal garden for pain management has begun.

19-Nov-21

by Holly Petitt

Please click on the link below to watch a video highlighting the first phase of implementation for the Africa Pads Rotary Global grant. Thank you all for your support!

https://youtu.be/6J5QTe4NolU

26-Aug-23

by Holly Petitt

The second phase of this grant was greatly impacted by the Covid 19 pandemic. The project had been at a standstill, but we are happy to report we are moving forward once again. Since the pandemic, costs have increased immensely throughout Malawi. Cost of goods, labor, and transportation have all increased. We have been analyzing the changes in these costs in comparison to the grant budget. We had to make minor adjustments to the grant to compensate for these higher costs. We are happy to report we are now ready to wire the next round of funds to Mzuzu Rotary in Malawi and begin construction at Bungano Primary and Elementary Schools in Chintheche, Malawi!

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