Awareness

The cloth pad project was about more than just sewing pads. It was about international cohesion, the elimination of stigmata and the social and economic empowerment of women and menstruators. In the Lionne workshop in Kpalimé, eight seamstresses produce reusable cloth pads. In addition, trained Lionne counselors sell the pads and inform their customers about the female cycle. Six villages in Togo were visited for the educational work and to spread the project idea. Sensitizations about sexuality and menstruation as well as pad sewing workshops were carried out. In total, a reproductive health specialist, an awareness officer, a seamstress, a coordinator and two assistants were on the road. The costs included bus rental, fuel costs for the trip to the six villages and food and drink for the employees for the six stays. We were able to cover the travel expenses here.

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