It is not about us. It is 100% about them. This is what “Training Trainers to Train others to Train” looks like.

We could not be more Excited, Proud, Humbled and Inspired by our strategic on the ground partner of Brighter Communities Worldwide.  

It is not about feeling “sorry” or having “pity” on the women who are walking through period poverty, it is about listening to them, learning from them about what they need to be empowered to conquer this looming giant of shame when you don’t have what you need to manage menstruation. 

This is what empowered community-led transformation looks like. 

Maria Kidney and her incredible team at BCW, operate on a 5 x 5 model of multiplicity. Each person who participates in their MH training, is not only given the knowledge for themselves, but is encouraged to go out and activate 5 others within their circle of influence. 

You don’t need a big stage, a band or a microphone ... gather 5 women, teach them to train 5 more, who will go on to train 5 more ... 

In gearing up for the intense laser focus BCW has for menstruation in May, we were able to provide many of their 5 x 5 MH ambassadors with a pictorial training tapestry of the Menstrual cycle, shown in many of the below pics of their various MH celebrations yesterday. 

To make our Dignity kits go even farther, the trainers teach participants on how to make additional supplies from upcycled t-shirts.