This project was started by Alfonsina Malale (21) a young girl who was not lucky enough to finish her studies due to various reasons, including the big reason was poverty, which led to negative effects in her life such as getting pregnant during her childhood. This action led to her being despised by the society around her because pregnancy before marriage in Tanzania is a shame. Alfonsina started a pad-making project to get rid of poverty as well as to help her fellow girls who are going through the challenges that she faced while she was studying.
I was involved in this CII project by Dickson who liked my work and wanted me to be involved in this project. Our goal is to produce as many pads as needed. The challenge I and my fellow girls who are willing to support me in making pads are experiencing is the malfunction of the sewing machine that I use. We do not have enough sewing machines for all. So we are asking the good Samaritans to help us get 5 sewing machines, an iron, and sewing materials.