Lancaster student works with international charity to help educate girls around the world about feminine hygiene

Rosie Kessous is the recently appointed co-country coordinator for Days for Girls, which provides women and girls with sustainable sanitary wear and education worldwide.

The charity makes and distributes washable sanitary towels for developing countries and also establishes businesses producing these within the countries which use the products, so that they can sell it and have a wealth producing asset.

Along with fellow country coordinator Phoebe Sanderson from Northumberland, Rosie hopes to really develop the UK branch of Days for Girls.

The 25-year-olds are hoping to use their new appointment to bring some awareness to the charity.

Rosie, an MA student at Lancaster University in Education and Social Justice, said: "Days for Girls has a focus on responsible and sustainable development, and this drive on sustainability and responsible development is definitely what drew myself and Phoebe to apply for the role of country coordinator.

"The DfG board felt that as young women with different skills and experience that we would make a good team together.

"I am a qualified teacher studying for an MA and PhD in Education and Social Justice and I am also having a book published which was inspired by DfG.

"The book is called 'That Time of the Month' and aims to educate young girls on periods and their bodies.

"Phoebe recently returned to the UK to study psychology at university after spending almost three years working with non-governmental organisations and schools in northern Tanzania.

"She is passionate about working within community support and women's empowerment.

"We hope to significantly develop the UK branch of Days for Girls by creating an inspiring, educational and motivating social media, recruiting young volunteers to help with advocacy efforts and fundraising, forming new partnerships and working on projects to spread awareness of Days for Girls.

"Phoebe will be formulating and working on an International project in which she hopes to streamline efforts to setting up enterprises in countries which don't yet have one, and I will be making and working on a project in which I will create a DfG UK curriculum so that DfG volunteers can go into schools and deliver detailed, accessible health education to young girls."

For more informatiojn about Days for Girls, go online hereThey can be contacted at [email protected] and are also on Instagram as @daysforgirlsuk and Facebook under Days for Girls UK.