"I had been going through a conversation in my own head about Purpose.
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-Cecile Raubenhiemer
IMPACT
Education
At least 500 million girls and women globally lack adequate facilities for managing their periods, *according to a 2015 report from UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO). Of all women currently living under $2/day, almost a quarter are schoolgirls of menstrual age.
One in ten girls in Africa drop out of school due to menstrual issues.
CAUSE:
There are more than two million girls in South Africa and 500 million Globally that do not have access to adequate feminine care and therefor miss up to fifty days of school every year.
Caring4Girls is a programme that distributes sanitary pads to make sure that young girls can go to school during their menstrual period. The programme focuses on creating awareness about puberty and adolescence, and, in the process, demystify all menstrual myths.
CATALYST:
Trek4Mandela is an annual climb to summit Africa Highest Peak - Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania to raise awareness and funds for Caring4Girls. The goal is to Summit on Nelson Mandela Day - July 18th.
Trek4Mandela began in 2012 with 2 climbers and has grown to over 40 climbers annually. In 2016 the climb supported 270,000 girl children in South Africa. It has a goal to reach 2million girls by 2020.
*Cecile Raubenheimer was invited to participate in the 2016 Trek4Mandela Executive Climb.CARING 4 GIRLS
IMPACT VIDEO
Our little project has been growing leaps and bounds because of your support and encouragement.
Here are a few of the highlights:
- Reached our goal of raising $10,000 to help in the efforts to keep girls educated (100 girls kept in school for a year)
- Completed editing on the film & changed film title to Path to Purpose
- Pre screening hosted by Nelson Mandela Foundation
- Aired film on International Women’s Day to an audience of 250,000 viewers
- Accepted into Sarasota Film Festival, Through Women’s Eyes Film Festival
- Selected as featured project for Emerson College Guerilla Marketing Public Relations Course
- Partnered with several international brands and partners including Kit and Ace, Shinola, Warby Parker, Illesteva, The Workshop and The Prism Music Group to raise funds and awareness about the challenges girls face in the struggle to stay educated.
