Sewing Volunteer - Making reusable period pads for people experiencing period poverty around the world

Sewing Volunteer - Making reusable period pads for people experiencing period poverty around the world

Posted for The Pachamama Project CIO

Posted by Ealing & Hounslow Council for Voluntary Service

Register your interest

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Anyone with some spare time and access to a sewing machine can get involved. Our volunteers sew from home or in self-organised friendship groups. It is a zero-commitment role with volunteers coming and going, staying long term or using us as a one-off vounteering opportunity. One pack of eight pads will take someone out of period poverty for at least five years - keeping girls in school and restoring dignity to all. We provide all the instructions and templates and can provide fabric on request. The pads are easy to make and we have a supportive, friendly Facebook Group where volunteers share tips. All pads are acknowledged by email with volunteers kept up to date on where there pads are heading. A quarterly newsletter provides detailed project updates.

What skills do I need?

Basic sewing skills and access to a sewing machine