Hey,
I love this idea and remember the entry from last year's competition- I talk about it all of the time when I give an example of removing a barrier to sport, particularly for girls.
I think this innovation has widespread application for real social change. Have you considered asking a large corporate entity to underwrite the commercialization of the product? Are you able to scale this up to other regions of the world where this plant exists?
awesome entry,very innovative and certainly a change agent story. your entry also is exciting and addressing a critical issue too Sarah. I am of the beleive that if we are to win the fight agains HIV we have to put the power to prevent HIV on women as they are vulnerable, due to both biological and social reasons. I like that you incorporate Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Education in it. There is guy in MYSA kenya, his name is George Nange and he has wealth of information around sex and sexuality, he is currently helping with the curriculum development for the Kicking AIDS out Network, try to liase with him and see how best he can help you around trainings.
awesome entry,very innovative and certainly a change agent story. your entry also is exciting and addressing a critical issue too Sarah. I am of the beleive that if we are to win the fight agains HIV we have to put the power to prevent HIV on women as they are vulnerable, due to both biological and social reasons. I like that you incorporate Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Education in it. There is guy in MYSA kenya, his name is George Nange and he has wealth of information around sex and sexuality, he is currently helping with the curriculum development for the Kicking AIDS out Network, try to liase with him and see how best he can help you around trainings.
awesome entry,very innovative and certainly a change agent story. your entry also is exciting and addressing a critical issue too Sarah. I am of the beleive that if we are to win the fight agains HIV we have to put the power to prevent HIV on women as they are vulnerable, due to both biological and social reasons. I like that you incorporate Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Education in it. There is guy in MYSA kenya, his name is George Nange and he has wealth of information around sex and sexuality, he is currently helping with the curriculum development for the Kicking AIDS out Network, try to liase with him and see how best he can help you around trainings.
Hey Sarah,
Great to see you up with your exciting project. I was very impressed with the young women working with you in Kilifi and am glad that our organisations in Kenya will be able to work together.
I think it is important for all of us who take our ability to be clean and comfortable as we participate in sports to support your project for girls across East Africa. Again it shows that many things we can take foregranted as women in Europe need to be fought for in other contexts. SOmetimes small improvements can make a big differnce in the levels of participation of girls.
Keep up the great work.
All the best from Berlin,
Cameron
Heather Cameron
Executive Director
Boxgirls International
Professor - Freie Universitaet Berlin
Hi Heather, Kitso and Stephani,
Thanks for your supportive comments. We are going to really work on this in 2009, to make it a project that can impact on both the economic and health status of girls and young women. The pads will be affordable for girls and will be distributed through our wide network of girls involved in the programme. The girls who sell the pads on behalf of MTG will be able to keep the profit so we will be spreading the economic benefit amongst girls. Some girls will be employed in the production of the pads. We hope to provide reproductive health information in the packets of pads and an avenue (through their local sales rep ie girl footballer) to return their questions and concerns about their health and relationships to the head office for correct information to be sent out. In this way it beocmes a programme that gives girls the chance to menstruate with dignity so they can attend school and play sports. It also means some girls will earn small amounts of money so they can cover their basic needs and it will provide social support and health information to disadvaantaged young girls.
Thanks from Kilifi
Sarah
Congratulations! On behalf of Nike and the Ashoka's Changemakers team, we are honored to declare both Tunaweza (Moving the Goalposts) and Boxgirls International joint winners of the Women’s Prize for the “Sport for a Better World” collaborative competition! We hope that by submitting your innovation, you have benefited from the online discussion and have acquired some valuable feedback and insight towards your initiative.
Please remember that your selection for this prize does not preclude you from winning the “Gamechangers: Change the Game for Women in Sport” competition in any way, or guarantee finalist status—all entries will be equally evaluated per the Changemakers criteria at the completion of the entry period. We will follow up with you with regards to your prize. As dual winners, you will share in the prize equally.
Dear Sarah,
Thank you for submitting your entry and congratulations on winning the women’s award! Your project is innovative and has impacted the game for women in sport. We would like to learn more about the progress and development your innovation has undergone since the last competition. Specifically, how is the business plan progressing? What specific problems or barriers are you facing as your initiative continues to grow and achieve greater impact? Our community members have provided insightful comments and we encourage you to continue to receive feedback through thoughtful engagement.
*Since the judges spend more time reading the entry form than the comments, please also update your entry in addition to responding to our questions and other comments. This will provide the panel of expert judges with the most comprehensive explanation.
Dear Sarah,
The issue of affordable sanitary pads for young girls in East Africa is big and it is a shame that it has taken a volunteer to bring this awareness. God bless you for your good work.
I grew up facing this issue. I had to help some of my classmates in school with sanitary pads because they could not afford it. Your initiative is going to address many issues that young girls are facing now.
When I was in school I loved sport and I was very active. My classmates avoided sports especially when they were mensturating. I had the necessary menstrual protection that allowed me to participate actively in sports.
All in all I know for sure that this will improve participation of girls in sports in Kenya.
Congratulations on being selected as a Gamechangers Finalist! This is a terrific idea, providing affortable sanitary pads to girls in East Africa. Can you provide more information on your plans for funding and sustainability?
Congratulations Sarah for winning the competition, u are doing a great job, its a pain being young you have to go to school you in periods and u don't have pads i know the feeling, if u decide to go to school you would be on your desk the whole day without moving before u even get up u will ask your friend to stand behind u and check if there is nothing on your skirt or uniform what ever.
To Sarah Forde Owuor & Let Us Play team.
I take this opportunity to congratulate you for being selected finalist in CHANGE THE GAME FOR WOMEN IN SPORT COMPETITION & and finally being declared
Being same Country Kenya I do believe we stand a better chance of networking and exchanging ideas for both old and young women and by this I kindly request you to spare some time to visit our old women football team.
As Indicated in my earlier comments we are located at Kariobangi South Location Embakasi Division Nairobi East District. Our offices are based at 1St floor Room 2 Mutarakwa House Off Mutarakwa Road Kariobangi South.
Again I extend my congratulation to you as I also congratulate the rest of the winners and I believe as Kaylena Bray has mentioned in one of her correspondent to participant.
I understand that the list did not reflect the only entries that were innovative and impactful, and that with so many great entries this year, it was a difficult feat for the judges to choose only a limited number of entries that best represented the criteria of the competition, as well as the theme.
Keep the spirit of assisting the girls and Women in general up for to build a Woman is to build a Nation
James Njoroge Gitau
Organizer KASWESHA Old Women Football Team
P. O. Box, 6417 -00200-
Nairobi Kenya
Cell-phone: +254 212171
E-mail: kaswesha@gmail.com
Comments
Hey,
I love this idea and remember the entry from last year's competition- I talk about it all of the time when I give an example of removing a barrier to sport, particularly for girls.
I think this innovation has widespread application for real social change. Have you considered asking a large corporate entity to underwrite the commercialization of the product? Are you able to scale this up to other regions of the world where this plant exists?
Stephani
Nike
awesome entry,very innovative and certainly a change agent story. your entry also is exciting and addressing a critical issue too Sarah. I am of the beleive that if we are to win the fight agains HIV we have to put the power to prevent HIV on women as they are vulnerable, due to both biological and social reasons. I like that you incorporate Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Education in it. There is guy in MYSA kenya, his name is George Nange and he has wealth of information around sex and sexuality, he is currently helping with the curriculum development for the Kicking AIDS out Network, try to liase with him and see how best he can help you around trainings.
awesome entry,very innovative and certainly a change agent story. your entry also is exciting and addressing a critical issue too Sarah. I am of the beleive that if we are to win the fight agains HIV we have to put the power to prevent HIV on women as they are vulnerable, due to both biological and social reasons. I like that you incorporate Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Education in it. There is guy in MYSA kenya, his name is George Nange and he has wealth of information around sex and sexuality, he is currently helping with the curriculum development for the Kicking AIDS out Network, try to liase with him and see how best he can help you around trainings.
awesome entry,very innovative and certainly a change agent story. your entry also is exciting and addressing a critical issue too Sarah. I am of the beleive that if we are to win the fight agains HIV we have to put the power to prevent HIV on women as they are vulnerable, due to both biological and social reasons. I like that you incorporate Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Education in it. There is guy in MYSA kenya, his name is George Nange and he has wealth of information around sex and sexuality, he is currently helping with the curriculum development for the Kicking AIDS out Network, try to liase with him and see how best he can help you around trainings.
Hey Sarah,
Great to see you up with your exciting project. I was very impressed with the young women working with you in Kilifi and am glad that our organisations in Kenya will be able to work together.
I think it is important for all of us who take our ability to be clean and comfortable as we participate in sports to support your project for girls across East Africa. Again it shows that many things we can take foregranted as women in Europe need to be fought for in other contexts. SOmetimes small improvements can make a big differnce in the levels of participation of girls.
Keep up the great work.
All the best from Berlin,
Cameron
Heather Cameron
Executive Director
Boxgirls International
Professor - Freie Universitaet Berlin
Hi Heather, Kitso and Stephani,
Thanks for your supportive comments. We are going to really work on this in 2009, to make it a project that can impact on both the economic and health status of girls and young women. The pads will be affordable for girls and will be distributed through our wide network of girls involved in the programme. The girls who sell the pads on behalf of MTG will be able to keep the profit so we will be spreading the economic benefit amongst girls. Some girls will be employed in the production of the pads. We hope to provide reproductive health information in the packets of pads and an avenue (through their local sales rep ie girl footballer) to return their questions and concerns about their health and relationships to the head office for correct information to be sent out. In this way it beocmes a programme that gives girls the chance to menstruate with dignity so they can attend school and play sports. It also means some girls will earn small amounts of money so they can cover their basic needs and it will provide social support and health information to disadvaantaged young girls.
Thanks from Kilifi
Sarah
Congratulations! On behalf of Nike and the Ashoka's Changemakers team, we are honored to declare both Tunaweza (Moving the Goalposts) and Boxgirls International joint winners of the Women’s Prize for the “Sport for a Better World” collaborative competition! We hope that by submitting your innovation, you have benefited from the online discussion and have acquired some valuable feedback and insight towards your initiative.
Please remember that your selection for this prize does not preclude you from winning the “Gamechangers: Change the Game for Women in Sport” competition in any way, or guarantee finalist status—all entries will be equally evaluated per the Changemakers criteria at the completion of the entry period. We will follow up with you with regards to your prize. As dual winners, you will share in the prize equally.
Again, Congratulations and Happy New Year!
Best wishes,
The Changemakers Team
Dear Sarah,
Thank you for submitting your entry and congratulations on winning the women’s award! Your project is innovative and has impacted the game for women in sport. We would like to learn more about the progress and development your innovation has undergone since the last competition. Specifically, how is the business plan progressing? What specific problems or barriers are you facing as your initiative continues to grow and achieve greater impact? Our community members have provided insightful comments and we encourage you to continue to receive feedback through thoughtful engagement.
*Since the judges spend more time reading the entry form than the comments, please also update your entry in addition to responding to our questions and other comments. This will provide the panel of expert judges with the most comprehensive explanation.
Thank you! We look forward to learning more.
Best wishes,
The Changemakers Team
Kaylena Bray
Ashoka's Changemakers
Sarah,
It is great to see the work of Moving the Goalposts evolving.
Women Win would like to invite you to join their group. Your experience would bring great contribution to the topics being discussed!
http://sportforchange.changemakers.com/en-us/group/womenwin
Good Luck!
Dear Sarah,
The issue of affordable sanitary pads for young girls in East Africa is big and it is a shame that it has taken a volunteer to bring this awareness. God bless you for your good work.
I grew up facing this issue. I had to help some of my classmates in school with sanitary pads because they could not afford it. Your initiative is going to address many issues that young girls are facing now.
When I was in school I loved sport and I was very active. My classmates avoided sports especially when they were mensturating. I had the necessary menstrual protection that allowed me to participate actively in sports.
All in all I know for sure that this will improve participation of girls in sports in Kenya.
Good job Sarah.
Omukuba
Hi Sarah,
Congratulations on being selected as a Gamechangers Finalist! This is a terrific idea, providing affortable sanitary pads to girls in East Africa. Can you provide more information on your plans for funding and sustainability?
Thanks and good luck,
The Gamechangers Judges’ Panel
Hi Sarah,
Congratulations Sarah for winning the competition, u are doing a great job, its a pain being young you have to go to school you in periods and u don't have pads i know the feeling, if u decide to go to school you would be on your desk the whole day without moving before u even get up u will ask your friend to stand behind u and check if there is nothing on your skirt or uniform what ever.
Keep it up sis, i wish you all the best
A New World is Possible and Together We Will
To Sarah Forde Owuor & Let Us Play team.
I take this opportunity to congratulate you for being selected finalist in CHANGE THE GAME FOR WOMEN IN SPORT COMPETITION & and finally being declared
Being same Country Kenya I do believe we stand a better chance of networking and exchanging ideas for both old and young women and by this I kindly request you to spare some time to visit our old women football team.
As Indicated in my earlier comments we are located at Kariobangi South Location Embakasi Division Nairobi East District. Our offices are based at 1St floor Room 2 Mutarakwa House Off Mutarakwa Road Kariobangi South.
Again I extend my congratulation to you as I also congratulate the rest of the winners and I believe as Kaylena Bray has mentioned in one of her correspondent to participant.
I understand that the list did not reflect the only entries that were innovative and impactful, and that with so many great entries this year, it was a difficult feat for the judges to choose only a limited number of entries that best represented the criteria of the competition, as well as the theme.
Keep the spirit of assisting the girls and Women in general up for to build a Woman is to build a Nation
James Njoroge Gitau
Organizer KASWESHA Old Women Football Team
P. O. Box, 6417 -00200-
Nairobi Kenya
Cell-phone: +254 212171
E-mail: kaswesha@gmail.com
Sarah,
What fantastic news just came to my mailbox this morning.
Congratulations! It was well deserved!
Simple ideas that make such a difference.
All the best wishes,
Renata
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