The UN refugee Agency, UNHCR and AFRIpads are rolling out the largest reusable sanitary pad distribution and Menstrual Health Management (MHM) sensitization of refugees in Uganda. The project aims at benefiting some 150,000 women and girls in south-western Uganda. With this, UNHCR Uganda is putting critical spotlight on the challenges refugee women and girls face…
DetailsIn June 2019, we combined our annual Board meeting with an opportunity for the AFRIpads Board members and the AFRIpads Foundation to visit our new factory in Masaka. The majority of our Board members have been with us from the beginning, when we were just a team of three. Therefore, showcasing our 3,000 square meter…
DetailsOn the 20th June, to acknowledge World Refugee Day, we launched a new initiative; ‘Your Period, Your Voice’ alongside two of our amazing partners; Lunapads and Farm Stew. The aim of the initiative is to provide refugee women and girls with the holistic AFRIpads menstrual health offering to give them the opportunity to manage their…
DetailsFrom 3-6 June 2019, AFRIpads made the journey to Vancouver, Canada to attend the largest women’s right conference in the world – Women Deliver. This conference, which takes place every 3 years, is the ‘meeting of the minds’ for anyone involved in gender equality. This year Women Deliver brought in over 7,000 delegates from around the…
DetailsEach 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…
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