On 12th March 2021, we had the privilege of joining the Nawiri Sisters visit to the girls at Madaraka Primary School. Nawiri is a mentorship program for girls aimed at empowering them to end the stigma around menstrual health and hygiene.
Initially, I was not very confident about speaking to primary school students thinking that I was no good with children. However, the kids there proved me completely wrong .They were an amazing group of girls, full of energy and great enthusiasm. Their eagerness to learn from us and willingness to interact struck me in the most amazing way.
Our goal for the day was to talk to the girls about relationships and the qualities of good and bad relationships. We opted to achieve this through a fun and informative session, making it as interactive as possible.
We had them divide themselves into groups and in those groups, act out the different types of relationships, showing the good and bad qualities of each. I was particularly impressed by the zeal portrayed by the girls in doing this. The girls didn’t have much time to prepare their skits, but with the little time available they were able to depict the qualities of relationships in very creative ways.
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. I must add that the girls were very industrious. They used their chairs and sweaters to make props for the short skits. At the end, the girls shared with us some of the conflicts that they had been having amongst themselves.
We sat with them to discuss the issues and offered them ways they could resolve the conflicts. Needless to say, we achieved great success. We went to teach the girls and yet we too, learned so much.
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The Nawiri Sisters were a great team to work with. The energy and liveliness they came with was surreal! We learnt from them how to engage crowds and interact with the kids. Together, we distributed sanitary towels to the girls at the end of the session as we danced and shared laughs with them.
I was very touched and impressed by the work the Nawiri sisters do. It is a very noble cause and after spending the day with them, I felt that it is a cause that suits them well. They exuded immense passion in their work and a determination to the help the girls end the stigma around menstrual health, and more than that, offer them guidance and mentorship.
I can still recall such events from back in the day, when I was in primary school. They played a part in the development of some attitudes. I am positive that the session we had with the girls will be impactful to them throughout their lives. We all had such a wonderful time with the girls also got to learn so much in the process. I am very grateful to the Nawiri Sisters group and the Rotaract club for enabling us to join in on this noble cause. I t was a great experience and I would definitely take part in more like that.
WE ARE NAWIRI.