A group of Rutland volunteers is bringing relief to women and girls (Feminine Presenting people) across a range of third-world countries by compiling sustainable feminine hygiene products.

The group ­­– all members of Rutland Inner Wheel Club – has just completed 500 kits, each containing 15 items, to provide sustainable feminine hygiene aids for distribution in countries where ways of coping with menstruation are limited.

Part of the Days for Girls movement, an international charity that works to remove stigma and limitations around menstruation and improve the health, education and livelihoods of women and girls, eight club members meet once a month round a dining room table to prepare the kits.

Some items are made by the group, others are donated – all must be checked, labels removed to avoid concerns when supplies are distributed, and then rolled into tight packages ready for dispatch.

At present the group is contributing towards a target of 1,000 kits that Days for Girls aims to send to Ethiopia. Members of the Rotary movement working abroad or other UK charities help with distribution.

Mrs Chris Bird, who organises the group at her home in Tinwell, said that during the past three years, kits from Rutland had been sent to Kenya, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Liberia and Somalia.

"Every part of each kit must be washable and have a three-year life," she said."They are part of a programme of education of the menstrual cycle and how the body works. Many girls miss school because of problems with periods – we hope that our contribution will bring relief and help them to have a more complete education."

The group relies on donations to continue its work – for details email [email protected] or call Mrs Bird on 07745133882.