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Girls Project at the Brydges Center: Nairobi, Kenya A project promoting and supporting the education of young girls in Kenya “A Girl A 'K A Year” Project 6th August 2016 - Click here for the report from the Brydges Centre The Leamington and Warwick's first International Project Is to support a charity called “A Girl A 'K A Year” project. The Rotary Club of Royal Leamington Spa is supporting this project with funds requested by their Rotaractors The Leamington and Warwick Rotaract Club have forged links with the Rotaract Club of Nairobi Central to support this project helping young school girls in rural areas of Kenya Every year many girls in rural areas of Kenya find that they have to stay away from school during their menses. This means that they often find themselves falling behind and even sometimes drop out of the education system all together. This has repercussions on the whole country as literacy rates of Kenyan women is significantly low. This project provides sanitary towels and underwear to the girls so that they can attend school full time and improve their education Together with the Rotaract Club, the Leamington Rotary will sponsor a year’s supply to girls in the Brydges Children’s Centre in Kajiado County, Nairobi. The presentation to the girls took place in August with Proctor and Gamble products The Brydges Children’s Centre The centre supports emotional and spiritual needs of orphaned, destitute, abandoned, abused and street children in Kenya Africa. Brydges Centre's Mission Statement "My prayer is that Brydges Centre continues to give all of our children a safe home, full of love and care. We also wish to give them social and emotional stability to enhance their growth and development, and give them all the support that they need through life.
