DignifyHer Day 2026
DignifyHer
Day 2026
Dignity for every girl. Opportunity for every young person.
- When
- 2 December 2026
- Where
- Kisumu City, Kenya
- Who
- 210 adolescents aged 11 to 18
- Goal
- KSh 1,215,000
Hygiene supplies and clear information, in one respectful day
Caryle Enterprises, a women-led social enterprise in Kisumu, is inviting partners to support a day of menstrual health, hygiene and wellbeing for adolescents who often miss out on both supplies and reliable information.
Adolescence is when young people learn about puberty, menstruation, hygiene and respect. When families are under financial pressure, basic hygiene items compete with other needs. Girls need menstrual products, underwear and guidance on caring for reusable pads. Boys need hygiene supplies and honest information about puberty and shared responsibility, which also helps reduce stigma.
Caryle will reach young people through community outreach in seven settlements, giving priority to those facing barriers, including eligible orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). No participant will be publicly labelled by vulnerability status.
What happens on the day
Seven parts, designed so that learning, supplies and safe participation arrive together.
Community mobilisation
Fourteen point persons share information, refer potentially eligible adolescents and support safe registration, after a briefing on criteria, confidentiality and safeguarding.
Menstrual health and puberty
Age-appropriate sessions on menstruation, puberty, using and caring for products, myths and stigma, and where to find reliable health information.
Hygiene and wellbeing
Handwashing, bathing, oral hygiene, clean underwear and safe storage of items, plus how to ask for help. Boys and girls learn without shaming or singling anyone out.
Environmental awareness
Using reusable menstrual products, cutting avoidable waste and managing hygiene waste safely in the local context.
Kit distribution
140 DignifyHer kits and 70 personal hygiene kits, handed out discreetly from a controlled register, with instructions for use and care.
Welfare and safe delivery
An accessible venue, drinking water, meals, transport support, first aid and a named safeguarding focal person. Access needs are accommodated.
Monitoring and reporting
Attendance by settlement and gender, kits distributed, sessions completed, spending and in-kind gifts, shared in a post-event report.
From planning to report
- Planning and preparationConfirm settlements, partners, venue, supplier quotations, kit contents, session plan, safeguarding and budget.Programme lead and administration team
- Community mobilisationBrief the 14 point persons, run outreach, apply eligibility and confidentiality procedures, confirm attendance.Caryle and point persons
- Procurement and logisticsBuy or receive kits and materials. Arrange transport, meals, venue, facilitation and first aid. Log in-kind support.Procurement and operations
- Event day, 2 DecemberRegister participants safely, deliver sessions, distribute kits, monitor welfare and safeguarding.Caryle, facilitators and approved partners
- Follow-up and reportingReconcile spending and contributions, compile records, review feedback and knowledge checks, issue the donor report.Monitoring and finance
Where the KSh 1,215,000 goes
Kits come first. Amounts are planning estimates and will be checked against supplier quotations before any commitment.
Cash and in-kind support are recorded separately and never counted twice. Donated goods or services reduce the remaining cash need, and any reallocation needs approval and donor agreement. Point-person allowances are provisional until deliverables and payment documents are agreed.
Choose how you give
Fund the whole day, sponsor a group of kits, cover one budget line, or contribute goods and services.
In-kind gifts are welcome: reusable pad kits, underwear, soap, toothpaste, venue, transport, drinking water, meals, printing, learning materials and first aid supplies.
Why partner with us
- Direct, defined support for 210 adolescents in seven informal settlements.
- Supplies and learning together, not distribution alone.
- Girls' menstrual dignity stays central, while boys learn hygiene and respect.
- Community outreach with a structured process for identifying potentially eligible OVC.
- Clear cost categories, contribution records, distribution evidence and a post-event report.
Safeguards and accountability
- A safeguarding focal person, and briefings for all staff, facilitators and point persons.
- Parent or guardian consent and participant assent where appropriate.
- OVC status and personal data kept confidential, with access limited to authorised people.
- Photos and stories only with separate permission. Saying no never affects participation or kits.
- Any use of Caryle's own products in kits is disclosed, priced reasonably and documented.
Help every young Person show up with dignity
Write to us to pledge a kit, fund a budget line or offer goods and services. We will confirm your contribution and send you the post-event report.
Caryle Enterprises, Kisumu, Kenya
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