Recognition for my CAS work

I'm so proud and happy that ISK recognised the hard work I'm doing! Today I got this diploma. It tells me that hard work really pays off. I'm also thinking that for me, CAS is really not that hard. I enjoy my projects and feel good when I can help people. I have to admit that we have a really good setup. The school I work with in the slums has been a part of my whole family life for a long time and the need is endless. To learn that it is a big problem to have your period inspired me to make pads and to do all of my training is a joy. It makes me happy to be able to help and to learn that all you do makes a big difference. It boosts my confidence and make me to feel good about myself, and the hard work is absolutely not a chore. It makes me feel that even I can make a difference and it is totally worth it!

Finding PUL

I'm so excited! My mom managed to find a place were you can buy PUL. That is a plastic fabric that I came across while researching how to make washable pads and diapers. From what I learned, when talking to the girls in Mathare that uses my pads, some of them bleed through the pads. I guess if their flow is heavy enough, it is hard to find pads that will work for a whole day (and most of them only have two pads each). I've tried to google on what would be a good solution to this problem and PUL sounds like the material that you need. I'm also thinking it'll be good for the diapers. I have no experience on how much a baby pees, but it feels safer to have some plastic in the diapers.
I started to make both diapers and pads with a plastic cover and hopes it will work better for the users. The only thing that annoyed me is that I made so many without! The price for the PUL is also very reasonable. About 280 Kes per meter!
Now I have quite a lot of material. Destiny need new pads, because about 20 new girls are enrolled (the pads being one of the reasons). I will make all of them with a PUL layer! I'm also happy that I have the new KAM buttons that I ordered - I got way to many, about 700 so now I'll keep sewing until I'm out!

Results so far

These are the diapers I made - and let me tell you, it's not easy.... Proud of my accomplishments so far!

Acceptance letter

I'm really excited that I got money for desks, chairs, blackboard and cupboard to Destiny school! I got the acceptance letter and I can't wait until we get the money so they can start building and buying!

Starting a new project

So, I started making diapers wit the same material I used for the pads. I've googled a lot and found many good patterns and lots of information about diapers. I am a little concerned that they will not keep the baby dry, and I have no chance of checking it. I got some plastic terrycloth and micro fleece from my moms friend and I am making the soaker pads in that material. One side is going to be regular fleece, and the other one will be flanell. I really hope it will work! My coach is having a baby in June, so I will make the first to them. Washable diapers is good both economically and for the environment. From what I've learned, they are very expensive to buy but saves a lot of money because you will need so many during the the time the baby will use them. I will make three different sizes: newborn, small and medium and as many as I have material for.