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Estela is a Meals4Hope project, supported by Days for Girls and Ventura, that was created to address menstrual poverty in Venezuela
by providing
washable menstrual kits.

We will help more than 5 thousand girls and women to overcome menstrual poverty in Venezuela!

ESTELA PROJECT - FIGHTING MENSTRUAL POVERTY
Components and Objectives Results Impact

Project Components and Objectives

Education

Educate girls and women on menstrual health/hygiene and clear-up menstruation myths that affect their health and well being.

Productivity

Establish 2 production centers of washable pads in 2 states of the country.

Assistance

Distribute a total of 5,270 menstrual kits to girls and women so that they can lead a productive and healthy life:
• 4,770 kits donated by Days for Girls
• 500 kits produced by Meals4Hope

Protection of women's rights

Increase visibility into the causes and consequences of menstrual poverty and promote solutions.

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TESTIMONIES

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Impact Indicators

Objetive / Component Indicator Total
Education # of educational activities conducted. 200
# of participants in educational activities. 5,370
Assistance # of kits distributed. 5,270
# of girls and women benefited. 5,520
# of states reached. 9
Productivity / Sustainability # of productive units established. 2
# of menstrual pads produced. 3,000
Protection of
Women's Rights		 # of outreach activities conducted. 3
# participants in outreach activities. 300
# people reached in outreach activities. 600

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Number
Links
# de entrevistas de 7 radio o streaming
7
  • 3 de julio 2022. Carolina Branger.
  • 6 de septiembre 2022. ONG Venezolanos Siempre.
  • 18 de octubre 2022. Emisora: Unión Radio.
  • Programa: Esteninf Olivarez y Luis Miguel Núñez.
  • 24 de octubre 2022. Emisora: La Romántica (88.9 FM).
    Programa: “a tu salud” con María Laura García.
  • 14 de noviembre 2022. Emisora: Adulto Joven (88.1 FM).
    Programa: Mundo Eyla.
  • 15 de noviembre 2022. Rotary Miami Brickell.
  • 23 de noviembre 2022. Emisora: Adulto Joven (88.1 FM).
    Programa: “Mucho que contar” con Ana Virginia Escobar.
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# de artículos de prensa publicados
Number
3
Links
  • 25 de octubre 2022. “53% de las venezolanas no puede comprar productos de higiene menstrual”. El estímulo.
  • 14 de noviembre 2022. “Proyecto Estela: Combatiendo la pobrezamenstrual en Venezuela”. La patilla.
  • 17 de noviembre. 2022. “ONG promueven el “Proyecto Estela” paracombatir la pobreza menstrual en Venezuela”. Monitoreamos.com.
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# de posts/videos en redes sociales
Number
100 posts
42 videos
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Estela's Impact

Estela has a transformative impact in the lives of girls and women:

1 DECREASES POVERTY

Access to menstrual products increases purchasing power.
Women can work and girls can go to school.

2 IMPROVES HEALTH

50% of women in Venezuela are in menstrual age.

3 ATTACKS STIGMA

The stigma and shame associated with menstruation is mitigated.

Estela also has a multidimensional impact on society:

1 PROMOTES ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY

Sanitary pads made of fabric are 7 times cheaper than disposable pads.

2 PROTECTS THE ENVIRONMENT

Sanitary pads made of fabric are environmentally friendly.
Each disposable pad takes 500 years to degrade.

3 PROMOTES DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

The creation of local production centers of washable sanitary pads, promotes development:

  • Generates sources of income and employment for the community.
  • Provides tools to achieve economic self-sufficiency by teaching the communities “how to fish”.
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