The Female Assistance Project

Rachael Otieno

Project Developer
Rachael believes that every girl deserves an opportunity to grow up healthy and achieve their academic goals even in the face of adversity.

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Anastacia Ouma

Project Coordinator
Stacia believes in influencing others positively, encouraging & impacting them, it is because of this that she was approached to join TFAP...

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Tecla Achieng

Mentor
Tecla joined the Kenya Red Cross Society when in primary school at the age of 11years because of the passion of Community Service.

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Stella Kilonzo

Mentor
At TFAP, Stella is a key player in initiating and maintaining public relations with sponsor and donor organizations as well as formulating the project's budget.

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Facilitators

TFAP is proud to have FDI as her main sponsor.
Farova Developmental Initiative (FDI) is a non-profit organization aimed at the betterment of our community.Our goal is to strive to keep the streets free from drugs, crime, and idleness; while encouraging the youth to positively engage themselves

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Other Donors

Volunteers.

The following have volunteered time, money and other resources to help TFAP:

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ABOUT US

Addressing feminine hygiene.
Research shows that adolescence and teenage is a time of increased vulnerability and stress for girls. On the onset of menstrual periods, there are increased rates of absenteeism in school due to challenges associated with personal hygiene and confidence crisis.The Female Assistance Project, initially a graduate student's research project; was implemented (November 2010) to address feminine hygiene challenges facing girls who have limited or no resources to proper sanitary care, an issue that is often overlooked or not addressed. This project is sponsored by FAROVA DEVELOPMENTAL INITIATIVE (FDI)..

Goals & Objectives

Providing monthly sanitary supplies for the target population
Educating girls on hygienic practices during menstrual periods
Tackling confidence crisis; with the aim of curbing school absenteeism
Creating a platform for preteen/teen girls to voice their concerns & improve their social skills
Creating pleasant periods; while eliminating on the rag stigma.

In addition to the 'basics', we offer participants opportunities to network with peers including bi-monthly meetings, on-going educational forums, and organized team sports (soccer, and in the near future volleyball). We strive to include enrichment activities that extend our participants knowledge and understanding of the feminine realm of health and hygiene.

We are also committed to parent participation and education. For interested parents, we offer a number of opportunites for them to join us during our educational forums to help them better understand and support your teenage girl's development.

Currently the project is supported by wonderful volunteers who are working tirelessly to ensure that the vision and mission is realized. They identified the target population and coordinated the project launch in Kenya, December 18, 2010. See the launch experience photos.