Providing girls across Africa with over 1.5 million AFRIpads Menstrual Kits to help keep them in school.
Currently Operating in 29 Regions
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April 3, 2023
A Leadership Transition for AFRIpads
Every journey has its arc, and it is with tremendous pride in AFRIpads’ impact that we share our decision to transition out of our CEO and leadership roles at AFRIpads.
Read on AFRIpads »October 3, 2018
When pads are a luxury, getting your period means missing out on life
Roughly 1.8 billion people around the world menstruate. Some can't afford sanitary products. Others have nowhere to buy them. And even if price isn't an issue, stigma and taboo still stop many from...
Read on CNN »May 23, 2018
The plight of adolescent girls in school
The Uganda National Household Survey 2016/2017 found more Ugandans had slipped into poverty with the number increasing from 6.6 million in 2012/2013 to 10 million...
Read on New Vision »May 15, 2018
Uganda: Speaker Asks UN to Buy Pads for Female Refugees
The Speaker of Parliament, Ms Rebecca Kadaga, has asked the United Nations High Commission for Refugees to provide sanitary towels for women in refugee camps.
Read on allAfrica.com »September 29, 2017
Entrepreneur of the Year 2017: Special Citation
The annual Ernst & Young list of B.C.’s brightest business visionaries finds a fresh crop of leaders building empires in everything from renewable energy to venture capital to social enterprise
Read on BCBusiness »August 5, 2016
These Startups Are Out To End Global Illiteracy, An Often Ignored Problem
On a farm in California, entrepreneurs from all over the world came together to tackle a challenge that isn’t usually in the spotlight.
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