DISTRIBUTION OF SANITARY MATERIALS AND HYGIENE COURSES WORLDWIDE.

The mission of Lasallian Women of Hope (LWH) is to ensure that girls and women have full access to their Lasallian education. Founded in 2016, LWH began as a small project focused on grassroots female empowerment, developing sustainable solutions to overcome obstacles that hinder educational access.

The first initiative, the Pad Project at Mwangaza College in Nakuru, Kenya, was launched after discovering that young women were resorting to “situational prostitution” to afford personal hygiene products needed to attend classes during their menstrual periods. This issue, known as “period poverty,” is just one of many gender-specific barriers that girls and young women face in accessing quality education.

LWH began by teaching girls how to sew reusable pads to combat period poverty. Over time, it has expanded to several countries, incorporating hygiene education, female leadership courses, and clean water initiatives to address the challenges caused by inadequate toilets and sanitary infrastructure.

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Building on the success of that initial project, LWH is committed to delivering creative, effective, and sustainable solutions to educational inequities for girls and women.

Current and planned projects will take place in Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Papua New Guinea, and India.

Learn more about the #1LaSalle Initiatives supporting women and girls:

• Scholarships and professional training for girls in Tumba, DR Congo.
• Scholarships and professional training for Venezuelan refugees and Indigenous women in Colombia.
• A new bus to bring girls to school in the rural area of Keesara, India.
• Professional training for the mothers of our students in the fragile neighborhood of Scampia, Naples, Italy.