My Millennium Fellowship project, Start Early, Get It Right, has two main parts. The first part focuses on menstrual sanitation for primary school girls. Most programs only target secondary school girls, but during my teaching practice I met a Primary 5 girl who had her first period unexpectedly, and that moment showed me that younger girls also need guidance, support, and access to pads. I visited selected primary schools to confirm the need, reached out for donations, and received about 150 sanitary pads, which were shared across four schools so young girls can feel prepared, safe, and confident.
The second part of the project supports nursery and lower primary school children who struggle with spelling, pronunciation, identifying letters, and understanding letter sounds. Many of these children come from low-income homes where parents cannot give enough academic support, so the aim is to help them build strong basic literacy skills early. Both parts of the project are about filling important gaps and giving children the support they need at the right time.