Many girls in rural Malawi miss school during their period as they do not have sanitary products. A group of young tailors have learnt how to make reusable menstrual hygiene kits for the girls in their community. Luwatala is a village in Malawi partnered with Stow-Heriot in Scottish Borders http://luwatala.link/ . A gift made here is turned into materials to make kits locally in Luwatala.

If you would like to give the donation, as a gift, on behalf of somebody in the UK: make a donation to the Tailors for Dignity Project on this site and a gift card with '4 Malawi Java print place settings' and project information will

be sent out on your behalf. As well as the small gift pack your recipient in the UK will be told that a donation has been made in their name (just email ehartswood@gmail.com with address details).

Each menstrual hygiene kit costs £5 to make and are made from locally sourced fabrics. They are reusable and should last 2 – 4 years. The tailoring group in Luwatala will make the kits, with support from Thondwe Girls Project. All donations are used to support the local tailors making kits.

We would like to thank Lauderdale Rotary Club for offering to buy a sewing machine for the young Luwatala tailors - so they can set up a small business. The tailors will earn the sewing machine by making kits for school girls (who will receive the kits for free; cost of materials donated from this JustGiving site). The foot treadle machine will help the tailors build a small enterprise and local income