A Day of Immense Progress: The Second Workshop

My second workshop was on Saturday May 31st, with three shifts in total. Usually the workshops are only 6 hours long, but on this occasion we had several passionate volunteers who stayed an entire hour more. The volunteers worked very hard and everyone was always engaged.

It was very exciting to see so many girls learn to sew. My cousin was among the volunteers who were sewing for the first time.

We made a lot of progress on everything. We now have 30 completed pads, thanks to Mrs. Pam who attended every shift and stayed the extra hour. It is nice to see people so willing and eager to help others, it is truly inspiring. During the workshop, the cutters in every shift have cut more fabric than was in my goal. In total of completed and cut dresses, we have 118 dresses! Although, 91 of the dresses are only cut. There are 27 dresses completely sewn.

At my next work shop, on Saturday June 21st, we will be focused on sewing the cut dresses, completing pads, and cutting bags where the kit of pads will go for the teens. Girls who are less experienced sewers will be sewing together the bags which are simpler to sew than a dress or a pad.

My Cousin & I, with the
Dresses She Made

The Cutting Table During Shift #1

The Diligently Working Sewers

I Am Adding Button Snaps on the
Pads After They are Sewn

Some of the Completed Dresses

From Shift #1

Mrs. Pam Sewing the
Washable Pads

The 3rd Shift's Finished Dresses

The Cutting Table During Shift #3

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Madre María – Centro de Formación para Madres Adolescentes: Donating a Sewing Machine

After my worshops across Beni, I returned to Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz, Bolivia for a second workshop at "Madre María" – Centro de Formación para Madres Adolescentes (Center for Homeless Teen Mothers). At the previous workshop, I encountered the need to donate a sewing machine for this center, so that the girls may continue making washable pads for the center and other rural communities in need within Santa Cruz. With Hermana (Sister) Cristina donating the sewing machine for the center. At this workshop, there was a nun from the Hogar San Lorenzo Orfanato ( Orphanage) in Santa Cruz. She humbly requested a sewing machine for her orphanage.

Comunidad Villa Cruz – Primaria

After driving an hour away from Trinidad, I arrived at a primary school and held a workshop with mothers, teachers and students. Everyone left with pad templates and learned the skills of how to make a complete washable sanitary pads. The teacher for this schoolhouse came all the way from the neighboring town - where she lives - to welcome her students at the workshop during her school winter break.

Acto Civico & Signed Acknowledgement of Donations

During my last workshop - with the university students - dancers from the university's performing arts, by request of SEDUCA, performed an Acto Civico (traditional dance in my honor). After my worshop, I signed an Acknowledgement of Donations along with Trinidad District Director of Education Lic. Elizabeth Corona and Principal of the Mario Saielli Secondary School Lic. Efrain Tambo. Thanks to Dick Montero (School Teacher), Elizabeth Tordoya (Save the Children Officer), and my mother for helping me at every workshop. Special thanks to my uncle Oscarin for ensuring our safety throughout the trip, and my mother for inspiring and supporting me during this ever-expanding adventure.

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