THE sixth sewing day for the period poverty charity Pachamama took place in the Dilton Marsh Memorial Hall on Saturday 9th March.
Organised by the Holy Trinity Eco Church team, 35 people spent the day creating over 200 pads for the charity which will go to refugees from around the world.
Organisers say, “In six hours with the help of 30 ladies, four children, one husband and 11 sewing machines over 200 pads were made to send to the project, bringing the total sent since the sewing days started to over 1,500, helping 200 ladies out of period poverty.
“We must give a very big thank you to all who got involved in this wonderful project: to the volunteers, to the Dilton Memorial Hall for letting us use the venue free of charge, to the Weavers Pub for their very generous donation of cakes, and to the other cake bakers. The money raised from donations for them will be used to buy more material for pads.”
Pachamama is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit charity supported by people who make reusable sanitary pads for refugees around the world who are dealing with period poverty. Volunteers in the charity have made over 100,000 pads, supported over 13,000 women and girls out of period poverty and in turn kept girls in education and women in the workplace. For every eight pads made, a women or girl no longer has to deal with discomfort, infections, shame and a loss of opportunity simply because she has a period.
