Women of Purpose
Give A Pad (GAP)
Feminine hygiene outreach for teenage girls in orphanages across Africa—born out of a burden to meet essential needs with dignity and love.
“I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.”
Matthew 25:36
Our mission
Our mission is to provide feminine hygiene products to teenage girls living in orphanages in Africa—and to do so in a way that preserves dignity, encourages hope, and points to Christ's care for the vulnerable.
Who we are
The Give A Pad (GAP) initiative is an outreach project born out of a burden Women of Purpose had to help provide essential feminine hygiene needs to underprivileged girls in Africa. Women of Purpose is the women's ministry of Agape House of Worship in Roselle, New Jersey.
Access to good sanitary pads is a necessity for any girl who has reached puberty. For many girls in parts of Africa and Asia, that necessity is simply not affordable—especially for orphans and others without family support.
We want to make the monthly experience a little easier for underprivileged teenage girls, especially orphans, by providing sanitary pads, bras, and panties. The goal of GAP is to provide an annual supply of these essentials—and supportive resources—to at least 1,000 orphan teen girls every year.
What we do
Provide
- One-year supply of sanitary pads
- Panties and bras
- A GAP Girls Gear Box (undergarments, bras, and educational books)
Inspire
- Empower girls to embrace their uniqueness as emerging young women
- Nurture emotional and physical well-being
Educate
- Education about menstrual hygiene
- General education on puberty and abstinence
How you can support
- Give any amount to support the mission.
- A $20 donation helps provide a one-year supply of pads and panties for one girl.
- A $100 donation helps provide supplies for five girls.
- A $200 donation helps provide supplies for ten girls.
Give via
- Give online (secure giving portal)
- Email: finance@ahowfc.org
Campaigns
- June — Annual fundraising for pads, bras, panties, and books.
- December — Mission trip: distribution of supplies and books to teenage girls in Uganda.
Questions about GAP? wop@ahowfc.org · 908-259-1515