Introducing our Period Paddi Doll!

 GH: Period Paddi, you are the newest staff member at Ganesh Himal Trading, welcome!

PP: Thank you, I am very happy to be here!

GH: You are the very first felted doll to be working at Ganesh Himal, yes?

PP: Yes, I am. H
owever Ganesh Himal values diversity in their workplace  and I feel very accepted.:-)

GH: Tell us what you like best about your job.

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PP: Well, I am the official spokesdoll for The Menstrual Pad Project! I am SO excited about this project because it combines my interest in education for girls in Nepal and Fair Trade!

GH: How so?

PP: In Nepal, a girl can miss up to 2 MONTHS of school a year and is at risk for dropping out because she doesn’t have access to sanitary supplies. So while we have worked hard to help provide scholarships to girls through our Power of 5 program, we realized that there was more work to be done, to make sure the girls have the chance to be successful and STAY in school. That’s why we started the Menstrual Pad Project.

GH: What a great idea! But how does this connect to Fair Trade?

PP: The Menstrual Pad Project is designed to create income for women in the remote village of Baseri, where Ganesh Himal Trading & The Conscious Connections Foundation will employ women to make reusable cloth menstrual pad kits. The foundation will then provide these kits for the 180 girls who receive The Power of 5 scholarships! We are also thinking about selling these kits to women in the US & Canada.

GH: How can people get involved?

PP: We are asking our customers to fund-raise at their stores for the project, and for individuals to make donations. Check out our website here for more information!

GH: OK one last question. If you were stranded on a desert island and could only take 3 items, what would they be?

A surfboard, a Menstrual Pad Kit, and a book!

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