Each Menstrual Hygiene Day (28 May), the AFRIpads family takes the time to reflect on how far we’ve come and how many women and girls lives we have positively impacted since we launched almost a decade ago. This year, we wanted our celebrations to highlight how much we value our strong relationships with our partners…
DetailsIn partnership with Barefoot to Boots (BTB), 1,250 girls in Kakuma Refguee camp in Kenya received AFRIpads Deluxe Menstrual kits this past June. Barefoot to Boots is an Australian-based private sector NGO that supports refugees living in camps as well as their neighboring host communities. BTB was started by two bothers and former South Sudanese…
DetailsThis July, AFRIpads celebrated reaching the highest point of construction on our new production facility. To celebrate this milestone in the construction process, we invited members of the surrounding community, local officials and the AFRIpads Masaka team for a small celebration at the construction site in Kitengesa village. The new production facility will enable AFRIpads…
DetailsEvery May 28th, people from around the world celebrate International Menstrual Hygiene Day. This year’s celebration was bigger than ever. AFRIpads kicked the celebration off by celebrating the newly developed standard for reusable pads launched in December by the Uganda Bureau of Standards (UNBS) at a press conference. Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, gave…
DetailsIn December 2017, the Ugandan Bureau of Standards (UNBS) passed one of the first standards for reusable sanitary pads in all of Africa. The standard is momentous for the menstrual hygiene management sector and is a bold leadership step for the Government of Uganda. AFRIpads hosted a press conference to announce the passing of the…
DetailsA groundbreaking new study from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London demonstrates that in rural Uganda, providing free sanitary products and lessons about puberty increases girl’s attendance at school. AFRIpads donated over 1000 deluxe menstrual kits to the study in partnership with SOAS and Plan International. The study found that…
DetailsConstruction Started on new 2700 sq. meter AFRIpads Factory In October 2017, AFRIpads started construction on a new 2700 sq. meter factor in Kitengesa village, Masaka District. The factory will nearly double AFRIpads’s production ability, enabling us to increase production capacity from 20,000 to 50,000 reusable pads per day. With more production capacity, the factory…
DetailsIn January it was that time of the year again: the annual AFRIpads staff outing!! As always, people get very excited when this day is approaching. As we have our manufacturing process in Masaka, and our sales and operations based in Kampala (a 2 hour drive away from each other) it is always great to…
DetailsMy name is Nakakeeto Resty. I am 20 years and a tailor at AFRIpads. I am a single woman with no child, and I have served for four years with AFRIpads now. International Women’s Day means for me a day when women were given their freedom and rights. Women empowerment means development among women. That…
DetailsMy names are Nakayima Irene. I am 28 years old and I work with AFRIpads as a production Manager. I have worked with AFRIpads for 7 years now. I am married to Joseph and I have 2 children; a boy named Ian (3 years old) and a girl named Faith (7 years old). To me,…
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