The Pad Project
A project in Los Angeles, CA by Oakwood GLI000days
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A period should end a sentence, not a girl's education. LA students document bringing a Pad Machine to their sister school in India.
Backers: 358
Average Pledge Per Backer: $126
Funded: $45,076 of $39,000
Dates: Oct 24th -> Nov 23rd (31 days)
Project By: Oakwood GLI
Backers: 358
Average Pledge Per Backer: $126
Funded: $45,076 of $39,000
Dates: Oct 24th -> Nov 23rd (31 days)
Project By: Oakwood GLI
$45,076
current pledge level
Last Updated: November 23 @ 14:01 -0500 GMT
115%
of goal
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Latest News
Message from Action India! 
November 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Ajeya, an intern at Action India, translates the following message from two young women living in the village of Hapur: "NAMASTE! We are women from Hapur and Girls Learn International. GLI. We are very excited to work with the students at Oakwood... (Read More)
Just two days left to give the gift of education!
November 20th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 Happy Thanksgiving from The Pad Project! (Read More)
GLI is for Everybody! Learn About a Micro-Economy!
November 19th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 What is a micro-economy? Explained here! You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound... (Read More)
The Pad Project will help these girls and others stay in school...
November 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Girls making jewelry in Salaigon (Read More)
The NY Times writes about Muruganantham, the Pad Machine Inventor!
November 13th - via: kickstarter.com
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/11/13/magazine/design-issue-sanitary-pads-india.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=mini-moth%C2%AEion=top-stories-below&WT.nav=top-stories-below&_r=1 (Read More)
We need your support!
November 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Pad Project Community: Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, we have lost some of our pledged funding and we are now under our goal. This decrease in funds in no way reflects a decrease in support of our project. That said, our project... (Read More)
Now more than ever...
November 10th - via: kickstarter.com
“To all of the little girls… never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams.” –Hillary Rodham Clinton, November 9, 2016 Education is... (Read More)
ON OUR WAY!...
November 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Amazingly, we have reached our initial financial goal of $39,000 in four days and pledges are still coming in! This incredible support has inspired us to create a stretch goal of $100,000 to make an even better film, that will in turn, greatly... (Read More)
THANK YOU
October 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello!! Thanks to all of your generous donations, we have been fully funded!!!! We are actually past our original funding goal, but every extra cent that we receive will go towards making a better film which can reach a broader audience. We are blown... (Read More)
More Than Half Way There!!!!
October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to amazing support from you all, we are 59% funded in two days!! We can't begin to articulate how grateful we are for each and every one of your donations thus far. We are so thrilled and cannot wait to see where The Pad Project will go next.... (Read More)
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