Applied science for a world that works for everyone
We stand for a world where all girls have the power to achieve their dreams.
Teenage girls in developing countries lose 300+ hours of school time (1.5 years) because of the lack of menstrual materials, which keeps them home from school each month rather than allowing them to pursue their academic goals.
An innovative solution to enable girls in Malawi to stay in school and achieve their vocational ambitions.
Students from The Pennington School’s STEM program used the engineering design process to create an innovative menstrual product and a delivery system called “WISSP.” With WISSP, local women sew and sell these menstrual products, keeping teenage girls in school so they can achieve their vocational ambitions.
100% period care for teenage girls in the Malawi refugee camp — Dzaleka.
Our goal is to enable all teenage girls living in the Dzaleka refugee camp to stay in school and reach their full potential. That is only possible with your help.
“When we invest in women and girls, we are investing in the people who invest in everyone else.”
— Melinda Gates
Learn more about life as a refugee. Listen to their stories and walk in their shoes.
After traveling to the Dzaleka refugee camp in June of 2022 and 2023, members of WISSP were able to connect with many refugees and learn their stories. Upon approval from these individuals, these stories were recorded and compiled into the Untold Gallery.