When girls from the Turkana tribe have beads on their neck, it means they are ready for marriage. Some of these girls are as young as 9. Education is a luxury and these girls don't only not know how to read or write but they aren't aware of basic female hygiene either While this has been the situation, Sarah and other volunteers have been bringing these girls together to give them basic education. The girls can write their names and know how to use sanitary napkins.While Sarah distributes hygiene products regularly to the girls. They do not distribute or educate them to recyclables as there’s very little access to water in these regions due to severe drought.
When girls from the Turkana tribe have beads on their neck, it means they are ready for marriage. Some of these girls are as young as 9. Education is a luxury and these girls don't only not know how to read or write but they aren't aware of basic female hygiene either While this has been the situation, Sarah and other volunteers have been bringing these girls together to give them basic education. The girls can write their names and know how to use sanitary napkins.While Sarah distributes hygiene products regularly to the girls. They do not distribute or educate them to recyclables as there’s very little access to water in these regions due to severe drought.
A girl from the Turkana tribe writes her name on a blackboard in a makeshift school created by volunteers amidst a drought in Sarima village, Marsabit county, Kenya.
A girl from the Turkana attends a makeshift school created by volunteers amidst a drought in Sarima village, Marsabit county, Kenya.
Sarah explains the importance of sanitary napkins to the girls and distributes them at a makeshift school in Sarima village, Marsabit county, Kenya.
A girl holds a packet of sanitary napkin in her hand at a makeshift school in Sarima village, Marsabit county, Kenya.
Girls from the Turkana tribe dance outside a makeshift school created by volunteers amidst a drought in Sarima village, Marsabit county, Kenya.
Girls from the Turkana tribe dance outside a makeshift school created by volunteers amidst a drought in Sarima village, Marsabit county, Kenya.
Girls from the Turkana tribe dance outside a makeshift school created by volunteers amidst a drought in Sarima village, Marsabit county, Kenya.
Girls from the Turkana tribe attend a makeshift school in Sarima village, Marsabit county, Kenya.
Girls from the Turkana tribe attend a makeshift school in Sarima village, Marsabit county, Kenya.
When girls from the Turkana tribe have beads on their neck, it means they are ready for marriage. Some of these girls are as young as 9. Education is a luxury and these girls don't only not know how to read or write but they aren't aware of basic female hygiene either While this has been the situation, Sarah and other volunteers have been bringing these girls together to give them basic education. The girls can write their names and know how to use sanitary napkins.While Sarah distributes hygiene products regularly to the girls. They do not distribute or educate them to recyclables as there’s very little access to water in these regions due to severe drought.
Meghana Sastry
Meghana Sastry is a female photojournalist from Bangalore with a Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication and a passion to unearth stories. She is a Daily Photojournalist who is known for her tenacity and photo stories coupled with writing.