Friday Fairness: Pads Sudan Initiative

In Southern Sudan there are proportionally fewer girls going to school than in any other country in the world. Girls often times feel pressured to leave school in order to begin work to provide for their families. Although there are a myriad of reasons why only less than one percent of girls in South Sudan have completed primary schools, the lack of sanitary pads have contributed to this astonishing fact. A month's supply of sanitary pads costs more than a day's work of wages for working women. Girls miss up to 50 days of school annually because of their inability to purchase affordable sanitary pads. The mission of Pads Sudan Initiative is "to support young women in Southern Sudan and Provide them with equitable opportunity to help them excel in school".

This organization coincides with the 5 for fairness objective by providing girls with EQUAL opportunities. An education is the foundation for success in life, and the simple act of providing young girls with sanitary pads can help them stay in school so they can get the most out of their schooling.

Here are their objectives taken from their website:

OUR OBJECTIVES

• Formation of Girl Education Club in schools as well as at the village level for the purpose of
  sensitizing the parents and the community in general on importance of
  girl’s education, enrollment and retention of girls in school, advocacy
  of cultural barriers to girl’s education.
• To advocate for Action to eradicate poverty from the community by providing womens education skill trainings.
• Action to increase literacy rate in the community by providing education for both girls and boys.
• To increase self-confidence, self-respect and self-esteem amongst the girls
• To increase the Social and Economical development of community by planning
  and implementing different social development programs.
• To increase awareness of the importance of girl child education among communities
• Provide school going girls with necessities of life (pads) to help the stay in school during their periods.

To learn more about this NGO please visit their website Pads Sudan Initiative.