Sanitary pads for schoolgirls
We bring pads straight into schools, so girls who cannot afford them do not have to stay home every month.
Our work
From the warehouse to every girl’s hands.
Each distribution day follows the same path: we buy the pads and supplies, drive them out to the schools, and hand them to the students in person, with their teachers and families there.
Notebooks & school supplies
Exercise books, pens and the basics a student needs to keep up — delivered with the pads, to the same girls.
Meals for mothers & children
Shared meals for mothers and children, and diapers for babies, through community partners.
Making pads in Ethiopia
Our next big step: producing sanitary pads inside the country, so supply is steady and affordable for the long run.
A distribution day
How it happens.
Step 1
Stocking up
We buy sanitary pads in bulk, along with notebooks and school supplies, and pack them so each girl gets her own set.
Step 2
Out to the schools
The team drives the supplies out to the schools — often in rural areas, where students and families are already waiting when we arrive.
Step 3
Hand to hand
Every pack is handed over in person. Community leaders, teachers and volunteers speak to the students, and every girl leaves with what she needs for the months ahead.
Where we’ve worked
Debre Birhan · Shashemene · Kemise
01
Debre Birhan
ደብረ ብርሃን
Amhara Region
Sanitary pads, notebooks and school supplies delivered directly to girls in local schools.
02
Shashemene
ሻሸመኔ
Oromia Region
Students and families gathered under the trees for a full distribution day — another project completed.
03
Kemise
ከሚሴ
Amhara Region
Pads, notebooks and school materials delivered directly to students in their schools.
Mothers & children
Caring for the whole family.
Alongside the school work, we have shared meals with mothers and children and provided diapers for babies through community partners — because a girl’s chances depend on the health of her whole family.
What’s next
Making pads in Ethiopia.
Buying pads one shipment at a time can only go so far. We are preparing a larger project to produce sanitary pads inside Ethiopia, so supply is steady and affordable for the long term — and so the jobs stay local too.
