Four years ago, Rachael Haberman looked at her mother on the way home from a puberty class and asked a question. “Mom, what do women and girls do if they can’t afford to buy these things (pads)?” “I didn’t have an answer,” her mother, April Haberman said, continuing, “and honestly, I had never thought…
November 2016 Board Message I am so grateful to report that our Big Ocean delegation was tremendously successful as they attended and presented at the global event, UN Habitat 3, in Quito, Ecuador. Many things were accomplished and our delegates: – Distributed Days for Girls kits and taught menstruation programs to schools and a foster home for young…
This article was created by Marianne Downing, Big Ocean Board Member, for LinkedIn. Click HERE to see the original article. On the world stage this week a conference is underway in Quito, Ecuador with the intention of setting the new global strategy around urbanization for the next two decades. Habitat III is the third in…
Big Ocean delegates distributed Days for Girls feminine hygiene kits twice while in Quito. Before distributing, they gave a lesson about how to use the products in the kit, self-defense and the power to say “No,” the power of procreation, and the value of family. The above video is of their second event in Esmeraldas, Ecuador…
This post will highlight the adventures Big Ocean delegates had while traveling to Quito, Ecuador for the UN Habitat 3 Conference October 2016. Many women contributed comments to this article via Facebook, text message, conversation, camera, etc. Enjoy! Brittany: My sister Dana is en route to Quito, Ecuador to attend Habitat III, the United Nations conference…
We were up at 6am (after a full day of traveling and only an hour or two of sleep) in order to drive six and a half hours to the island of Muisne off the coast of Esmeraldas, Ecuador. Muisne was 17 miles (27 km) from the epicenter of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in April 2016. …
Big Ocean teamed up with young mothers at the Legacy school to pack 600 Days for Girls kits for their upcoming trip to Ecuador. A Big Ocean team will attend the United Nations Habitat 3 Conference this October. While in Quito, they will serve local communities by delivering Days for Girls kits, doing other service,…
