UCAHAEC - KENYA

 Let's talk menstruation today! Every Adolescent Young girl menstruates on average 5 days a month, 72 days a year, Hectic right! Yes, it is hectic. This continues until  t he girl reaches menopause. People do not know that periods are normal and healthy and should be treated like any other event in life, yet many young girls across the country still struggle to manage this monthly occurrence.  There are young girls and women who menstruate and use unsafe materials, like tattered clothes, and tissue paper which is a health hazard, some young girls are not always aware of menstruation before their first period, and some people think that periods are dirty. Breathe in!  These are the chronicles of being a girl.  With all these, this natural event has been made hugely complex, and being that it is always influenced by the socio-cultural norms in society, it gives our young girls and women a different perspective on how they experience their periods. Our girls do not hold this red badg

 Can I ask a quick question? Are you a young person with a passion for farming? If yes, Do you own land? If No have you heard about Vertical bag farming? If not, then you are in the right place. If you have never seen a vertical bag, here is a photo of an already installed bag ready for planting. UCAHAEC  in collaboration with @ Real IPM, wants to make vertical bag farming possible for young people within  Ugenya sub-county.   Smart farming is the new norm in this era. Young people do not own land or depend on their parents and guardians for land authorization. With vertical bags you do not need land, you want to know why, then here it is. Vertical Bag farming is a high-yielding food security tech that utilizes vertical spaces to maximize on land and also increase water efficiency.  "WHAT ARE THESE, AND HOW  DO THEY WORK?" I know that is your next question, so here are the facts. The vertical bags are durable UV-protected bags, meaning they are resistant to sun and rain. The