The next two weekends were spent learning the skills to make reusable sanitary pads with the help of LaunchPad 2019 resident alumni and a comprehensive sex education workshop with SPOT. They also formed an assembly line to begin the production of 500 reusable sanitary pads that will be donated to refugees.

In March 2020, residents focused on developing their training modules and training to become trainers. During this period, each resident learned through experience as they took charge of rehearsal workshops that taught them important lessons in planning, organising, giving clear verbal and non-verbal communication, working with a co-trainer, crowd management and many more.

Residents who wanted to contribute to this project but with lesser commitment hours were not left out! Through the many ‘Make A Pad’ sessions led by LaunchPad participants, they learned to use a sewing machine and sewed reusable pads for refugees within an hour!

In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the project will resume with workshops for refugees when the situation is safe again. In the meantime, residents get extra time to rehearse and pilot their workshops so they are ever-ready to roll out their workshop at a moment’s notice. Residents have rated the project sessions with an average NPS score of +85. Stay tuned!