MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Local girls are giving back to benefit women across the globe.
Girls Inc. of Memphis has spent the entire week celebrating International Day of the Girl by hosting a Sew-a-thon.
High School junior Majesty Mason learned how to sew for the first time, and it’s helping her make a difference in other women’s lives.
“There’re a lot of girls that don’t have the opportunities that some of us have been blessed with, and I just thank God that we have the opportunity to help others and give back to them,” she said.
Mason was just one of more than 100 volunteers at Girls Inc. of Memphis, who spent the day sewing personal hygiene kits for women in third world countries.
Dora Brown-Harrison said it’s important for women in other countries to have the same sort of access we do.
“We really wanted to give them something as a part of Day of the Girl in order to help them be able to go to school and really become productive in their society over there,” she said.
She said this project is important because it teaches young girls in the community teamwork, something Mason said is helping her.
“It helps me to develop a giving heart and not be so selfish and to think of others before I think of myself,” she stated.
“It gives them a chance to give back to someone else, and it empowers them because they take that leadership role. They actually went on the Internet, researched different companies, and decided where they wanted to send them to so they play a big role in this. They helped in collecting donations,” Harris explained.
The goal is to put together 100 feminine hygiene kits.
The girls plan to send them off next Friday.