Hutchings Institute Changing Lives of Young Women in Madagascar

Hutchings Institute has partnered with Days For Girls, an organization that distributes kits of reusable feminine hygiene products, educates girls about the importance of staying in school, teaches girls about avoiding sex trafficking and prostitution, and most recently, makes and distributes face masks to help in the fight against COVID-19. These initiatives deter trafficking by keeping girls in school and, over time, providing economic security. Hutchings Institute serves as an official center for Days for Girls. Each Saturday, people from the local community can go to Hutchings to assemble feminine hygiene kits. The assembly of hygiene kits and sewing of face masks can also happen in people’s homes after they pick up the materials from the Hutchings Museum. The Museum also helps Days for Girls in their program curriculum and training.