The driving force behind HURU International is a simple goal to empower young girls everywhere with the basic tools they need to lead self-sufficient, healthy and productive lives.
The results we have seen so far have exceeded our expectations. The follow-up interviews we conducted showed that recipients were alive with aspirations for a future that, until recently, seemed hopelessly out of reach. We gave them the means to take charge of their health, their education and their lives.
A teacher in Mukuru shared that, while attendance among her girls had been sporadic before HURU, it was now 100%. These recipients were now attending school regularly and realizing their true potential. Many of the girls were planning to go to college, which seemed like an impossible dream in days when they missed so many lessons they were unable to keep up with assignments or pass their exams.
We can keep this momentum going with your help!
Purchase a HURU Kit Today!
Each Kit comes packaged in a drawstring bag that doubles as a backpack, and includes:
- Eight reusable sanitary napkins
- Three pairs of underwear
- Soap to wash the sanitary napkins
- Waterproof bag to safely store used sanitary napkins
- Educational insert featuring information on proper sanitary napkin usage, and HIV/AIDS prevention
- Various other items [as suitable]
Your contribution will have far-reaching results. These girls are not just passive beneficiaries: they have become HURU’s most eager and eloquent advocates. The girls described how they excitedly told their friends about the Kits, and several have come to work at HURU’s production workshop in Mukuru. The work has enabled them to earn money and achieve independence, gaining skills that will help them to secure jobs in the future.
They are also able to fulfill their newly awakened desire to help other girls in their community, and to share with them the opportunity and hope that HURU has made possible. As Lillian enthusiastically explained, “What we produce, it’s needed by the community, and…by doing this we’ll help the community. And we’ll help ourselves, so it has a future.”
We want to spread that exciting optimism. That’s why we are creating a cost-effective solution that can be tailored to multiple cultures and implemented globally.
