Renew Hope. Preserve Dignity. Empower Girls.
PROJECTS
OUR KITS
Our DG kits include:
1 cloth drawstring bag for transporting her kit to school
4 bars of soap for laundering and self care
2 pair of underwear
2 moisture barrier shields to prevent leaking
8 absorbent tri-fold pads for extra coverage, ease of washing and fast drying
1 compact mirror to see that she is beautiful
1 washcloth
2 gallon sized ziploc bags to aid in laundering with little water
1 visual instruction sheet
Since 2013 we have delivered over 1500 kits.
EDUCATING
DG CLASSES
Healthy hygiene is vital.
- Kit distribution and care.
- Personal health and hygiene.
- Confidence and self-worth.
- Created in His image.
- Valued and loved.
Since 2013 we have offered nearly 50 classes to over 600 girls and vulnerable women.
CAREPOINTS
HITATA GENET
DG Location:
In 2016 we launched Desta Girl at the Children’s Hopechest Hitata Genet Carepoint outside of Awassa Ethiopia. Hitata Genet is a rural community with many older girls in the sponsorship program.
The needs for health education are vast and the girls are attentive and receptive. As we return annually we see strong female leaders determined to make a significant impact on their community, and Desta Girl is excited to play a small role. Discussing menstrual hygiene and equipping these young ladies will change generations.
We have delivered over 150 kits to Hitata Genet since the launch of our program and taught six Desta Girl classes.
CAREPOINTS
CHAPA
DG Location:
Our efforts started at the Children’s HopeChest Chapa Carepoint in 2013, where we have been blessed to serve over 50 students and vulnerable women and develop incredible relationships with local leaders.
Our goal: to have menstrual hygiene kits in the hands of every teen and adult woman in the carepoints that we are serving.
CAREPOINTS
ALEDE GENET
DG Location:
In June 2015 Desta Girl began working in cooperation with Ryan and Britany Krause, Sponsorship Coordinators at the Children’s HopeChest Alede Genet Carepoint. Since that time Desta Girl has delivered over 500 kits to women and girls at Alede Genet.
As we return each year, we have a front row seat to watching lives transform as the women and girls become more empowered and educated.
We are witnessing the real results of girls being able to remain in school as they are equipped through menstrual hygiene kits and factual health education.
Desta Girl returns to Alede Genet annually to provide follow up care to our current students and women, and teach new student health and menstrual hygiene classes and continue to build up our relational model of getting to know the students and women in our classes by spending quality time with them, visiting their homes and meeting their families. As relationships deepen and trust forms, lives change.
A Letter of PASSING IT ON
TEACHING FOR THE FUTURE
Letter Translation: “You teach us a lot of things about menstruation. If you was not come here and teach us, no one will teach us like this. I would like to thank you. You are our hero. We will teach others for the future. We will never forget you Cheri. You are our role model. I love you so much. Thank you. This you are doing is unforgettable.”
Written by actual DG Student.