Wantaim PNG is with Rotary Club of Turramurra.

6 days ago

We could have just handed out sanitary products. 🧵

A lot of organisations do. And there's a place for that. But we asked a different question: What if the women in these communities could make them?

So that's what Hamamas Meri does.

Module 1: Feminine hygiene awareness — education that travels by word of mouth

Module 2: Reusable pad kit sewing — women trained as makers and teachers

Module 3: Advocacy & leadership — women stepping up in their communities.

When a woman learns to sew a kit, she doesn't just solve her own problem. She solves it for her daughter. Her neighbour. Her whole community.

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Wantaim PNG is in Manly, New South Wales.

1 week ago

Missing one day of school doesn't sound like much. 📚

But here's how the maths works in real life:
🔴 5 days missed per month = 60 days per year 🔴 60 days per year = falling behind peers 🔴 Falling behind = disengagement 🔴 Disengagement = dropout 🔴 Dropout = fewer options, earlier marriage, earlier motherhood.

And the cycle begins again.

This is why Hamamas Meri exists — not just to provide period products, but to help girls stay in school, in the room, in the conversation.

Because when a girl stays in school, everything changes. For her. For her family. For her community.

🌊🌊 The ripple is real.🌊🌊

#RippleEffect #GenderEquality #KeepGirlsInSchool#PeriodPoverty #PNG #WantaimPNG #HamamasMeri #EOFY2026
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