On Tuesday 26th September 2018, King Kaka spoke in front of the Goalkeepers delegates on matters Menstrual Health and using your voice to spark change in your community.
King Kaka had a chance to speak about his Sanitary Bank Campaign that aims to keep 100,000 girls in school. He spoke in a panel beside Trisha Shetty -Social Activist, Joannie Bewa – Physician and Melinda Gates.
The King Kaka Sanitary Bank Campaign has reached 10,000 girls since it began in March. It was started after King Kaka went on a visit to Turkana with UNICEF Kenya where he met a girl who couldn’t go to school because she did not have sanitary towels. Every month, girls miss four to five days of school when they are on their periods. In one academic year, they lose 39 learning days. 2 in 10 girls drop out of school altogether due to embarrassment. 60 percent of girls in slums and rural Kenya engage in transactional sex to buy sanitary towels putting them at risk of STIs, HIV and unwanted pregnancies.
King Kaka had this to say about speaking at Goalkeepers, “I am honored I got to share our story on a world stage and show the world the things we are doing and how we are impacting our society. Power without impact is useless.”
He also spoke on the need for men and women to be aware of gender equality and his work with the #Better4Kenya campaign.
After the panel, King Kaka had a chance to perform in front of the delegates. The song he performed was connected to the SDGs and the work being done by Goalkeepers.
