National Global Impact Day (April 12, 2019) will engage Alpha Kappa Alpha chapters worldwide in global service activities. Xi Omega and the Pearl and Ivy Educational Foundation (PIEF), Xi Omega’s fundraising arm, will host a National Global Impact Day Forum: Pathways to Empowerment designed to raise awareness of education and health challenges faced by women in West Africa and Washington, D.C.

Access to feminine care products is both a local and international issue. Many girls throughout Africa miss a week per month of school because they lack access to sanitary products and facilities. School supplies can be extremely expensive in other countries. Our National Global Impact Day event will include a collection drive for these important items.

National Global Impact Day Forum: Pathways to Empowerment

Friday, April 12, 2019

10 a.m.- 3 p.m.

Xi Omega Center

4411 14th Street NW

Washington, DC 20011

 

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What exactly will be collected, when, and for how long?

Our goal is to collect a total of 300 bags for girls and women in Ghana, Liberia, and Washington, DC. These items will be collected at the April 12th event through the end of June. We will collect the following items for distribution:

Feminine Hygiene Products:

Sanitary Pads – teens, maxi, thin, winged (no tampons)

 Bar Soap

Deodorant

 Toothpaste

 Toothbrushes

School Supplies

Composition books

Pens

Pencils

Items will be distributed in Washington, DC in May 2019.

Items will be packed and shipped to Ghana and Liberia in September 2019.

If you would like to donate any of the items noted above, please see the attached donations form for additional information. We kindly ask that you complete the form and note the number of items donated so that we can adequately track and acknowledge your contribution.

Can I make a financial contribution?

Yes! Tax deductible contributions to help defray the cost of shipping or for purchasing items are welcomed and may be submitted to PIEF by check, money order, or via PayPal at

http://pearlandivy.org/donate/.  Please make payable to PIEF and note Global Impact in the memo or in notes in PayPal.

For more information, contact:

Barbara Ferguson Kamara, siak1009@gmail.com; 202-841-9082

Yolanda Curtis Gibson, YLCGibson@gmail.com; 678-457-3133

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