In Salgaa, 6 out of every 10 girls are too poor to buy sanitary pads. Many miss school because of the shame and this affects their education. Others are exploited through sex to raise the money required for the pads. As a result, they are at great risk of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV and Aids. Most of these girls have not benefited from Government-sponsored pads. Others share the pads they receive with their sisters in the family hence reducing supplies.

This package consists of offers mentorship, training on responsive parenting, lessons on career development, and provision of business start-up kits. It also seeks to instill values among the children and youth through the support of teachers, parents, and faith leaders. This will help the children and youth to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. You can help us reach 500 girls and boys with this package. Help us save our children before it is too late!

In Salgaa, 2 out of 10 mothers die during pregnancy or when giving birth due to lack of iron. In addition, 5 in every 10 children lose their lives due to poor diets or malnutrition. This has permanent and long-term adverse effects on learning, education and economic achievements of affected children.

We seek to address this challenge by supporting the production and consumption of local bio-fortified crops rich in iron and vitamin A for healthy children and mothers. The targeted crops are iron-rich beans and Vitamin A-rich orange-fleshed sweet potatoes that will provide food and income to families.

To make this dream a reality, we will target an initial 20 local farmers, who will grow the crops and multiply seeds on behalf of the whole community. Beans and sweet potatoes farmers will be carefully identified based on suitable ecological areas for production.