Aruna: Avidly Adventurous!

  An existing foundation can be a pillar to other great emerging concepts. This is what I engaged the department of fashion in Narok County.   I joined forces with the First Lady of Narok County, Her Excellency Agnes Ntutu and DTB Bank-Narok branch. Together we engaged 120 qualified tailors in a reusable sanitary pads training workshop.   This was an empowering menstrual hygiene activity that will also see the skilled tailors have oncome generating ventures

During the same ‘Wigs and Wings drive’ program visit at the Kenya National Hospital, I also interacted with male cancer patients. They did appreciate the visit and education around sanitary pads. Men experiencing prostate cancer raised a need concerning an innovation(s) that can sustain their health treatment and healing process. I am appealing to friends and well-wishers who can join me in this mission to come up with an innovation solution for the men. Reach out to me and let us continue creating avenues that boost healthy lives.    

Opportunities that see me join other like-minded groups in conducting impacting causes always delight me. October being a cancer awareness month, in collaboration with other partners through the, ‘wigs and Wings drive’, had me spend quality time with the female cancer patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital-shared the reusable pads which are plastic free. The pads will provide a healthy chemical-free living and also create a sustainable livelihood to the patients. October 27 th was a day well spent, I appreciate the organizers and other partners on board.

As Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful tool with which you can change the world”. It was Mombasa volunteers turn to teach the 100 girls from Mbaraki and Bondeni primary School, who boarded the world’s largest floating book fair-Logos Hope Ship- skills on how to make reusable sanitary pads. This was a lifetime experience as the idea was just unique, Tailoring workshop inside the popular ship- together with Kenya Red cross society, they made it happen. I extend my gratitude to Kenya Ports Authority in collaboration with the Logos Hope for materializing this memorable session. The experience will forever float in these young girl’s minds as the coolest health transformational moment in their lives.