WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT

 

Don’t miss! Chief Instigating Officer Elizabeth Scharpf’s Op-Ed

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No one is a fan of buzzwords – they are usually hard to decipher, and while saying the latest lingo can help you feel that you’re in the know, it can also have large, unintended consequences upon society and the economy.
Founder and Chief Instigating Officer Elizabeth Scharpf writes why sustainability should be more than a meaningless buzzword in Reuters.

What do you think? Let us know – tweet her @Scharpfie or us @SHEnterprises.

The HAHA Beat: Bringing Menstruation to the Table

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While our industrial-scale manufacturing pilot is in motion, our HAHA team (Health and Hygiene Advocacy) team is also laying the groundwork to ensure long-term access to menstrual hygiene education and products (including our SHE go! Pad) .

Here’s our latest update on all things health and hygiene-related!
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Nadia Hitimana (left) in a girl’s room with a headmistress
  • SHE is finalizing its menstrual hygiene management training guides, which will serve as a model for the Rwandan Ministry of Health. These guides will be used to train the 50 teachers at our pilot schools on menstrual hygiene management, which will thereby increase 6,000 students’ knowledge about menstruation and menstrual hygiene.
  • SHE presented its case study at UNESCO’s inaugural Menstrual Hygiene conference in Kenya.
  • SHE instigated the passing of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) resolution urging partner states to waive taxes on sanitary pads in the region to increase their availability and affordability, thanks to ongoing support by Rwandan parliamentarian Dr. Odette Nyiramilimo.
  • SHE presented on menstrual hygiene management (MHM) at the Girl Learning summit that was hosted by Girl Hub Rwanda and Nike Foundation. SHE’s presentation has garnered interest among several schools.
  • SHE continues to add new partners with its “Breaking the Silence” campaign. Local schools and organizations have invited us to lead MHM awareness.
  • SHE has also joined Girl Child Network, a Rwanda national network of fellow instigators advocating for policy changes to best support girls both in and out of the classroom.

Dispatch from SHE’s MacGyver: Getting Dirty for the Cause

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Since our MacGyver-in-Residence Tyson Huffman has arrived at our production facility in Ngoma, SHE has been on the fast-track to mass production of our go! pads.

Tyson is applying his expertise in process engineering and operations management to set up our production site, test and validate our quality control and assurance manufacturing processes, and train our local technical team. And guess what? Tyson’s latest dispatch declares that “We are on a roll!”
In just 3 short weeks, Tyson has hired three technicians (2 of whom are women) from the local vocational school, has brought our machinery online, led the minor re-construction of our facility, the installation of our water tank and electricity, and has begin a test run of processing our fiber into fluff!
Building a production site means that you need to be ready to roll up your sleeves. Thankfully, SHE’s Tyson and Sylvere have no problem getting dirty for the cause!
Sylvere (left) and Tyson (right) testing one of our machines.
Tyson is making our production site ready for manufacturing action! Stay tuned for upcoming dispatches from him!