RUMPs Training in Imvepi

Edward Mika and his outreach team are visiting Imvepi Secondary School today and tomorrow to give the girls training on how to make reusable menstrual pads (RUMPs) from locally available material.

In rural Northern Uganda, most people are on a very low income. Girl's families may not have enough money for disposable pads, and children do not have money of their own. The girls often manage their periods by staying home for four or five days. This can result in falling behind at school and if they do not keep up with the work, they fail their classes and end up dropping out. This is why we take RUMPs training to the schools, so girls do not have this disadvantage.