PAD HEAVEN INITIATIVE – Keeping Girls In Class One Pad At A Time

"Over 800,000 girls in Kenya miss classes up to four days a month during their periods as they cannot afford sanitary pads."

OUR PRODUCTS

Re-usable sanitary pads

In partnership with Langata Women Prison, Pad Heaven started producing re-usable sanitary pads with an aim of keeping girls in class as well as providing inmates with an economic activity while in prison. We pack the pads in a pack of 6 and sell at Ksh 600.

Dignity kit

We have introduced a back to school kit that consist of six pads, three pair of panties , a bar of soap and a menstrual hygiene kit. This is also called a dignity kit, seeing that so many girls in the rural lack undergarments while growing up.

Disposable sanitary pads

Pad Heaven has also ventured into the production of Kenya’s first bio-degradable pads made from banana fibre. The innovation was developed in partnership with the Kenya Industrial Research and Development institute (KIRDI) in an effort to provide girls with a solution to access affordable pads.

Menstrual hygiene books

Pad Heaven has published a booklet on Menstrual Hygiene Management that covers menstruation, pain management, use and dispose of sanitary pads, diet and hygiene. The booklet sells at Kshs. 150 a book. So far, we have sold over 4,000 copies to organizations around East Africa.

OBJECTIVES

To reduce the amount of girls dropping out of school by 15% within 5 years.

To Empower women with leadership and self-ownership.

To Enhance the importance of girls within their society, and future generations.

To Provide a low cost and reliable alternative for women’s basic necessities.

OUTCOMES

Girls’ right to education is being violated through inadequate menstrual hygiene education, insufficient water and sanitation facilities, and poor access to sanitary menstrual materials. Menstrual hygiene facilities and services keep girls in school where they can reach their full potential

Advancing education

Poor menstrual hygiene not only affects physical health, but also social and mental well--‐being, thus is a violation of the human right to health.

Better health for women and girls

Disposable menstrual hygiene products can affect the environment in different ways, however sustainable options are gaining popularity, and the information we provide teaches girls on the alternatives to use.

Protection of the environment

When women and girls are forced into seclusion, must use damp and soiled materials, or fear smelling or leaking due to inadequate Menstrual hygiene management, dignity is difficult to maintain

Realising Human Rights

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