Woman of Passion Keeping Girls in School

What you need to know:

When i asked the teacher where the girls were, she informed me that it was that time of the month for the girls. He said it so matter-of-factly, as if it was the most normal thing in the world. I knew that I had to do something.”

Florence Kamaitha

This is the day that the seed that bore her business was sowed – but she didn’t know it yet. She thought she was just helping out. And for the weeks and months that followed she was on social media every day raising funds to

buy pads.

Did you know that out of 10 Kenyan girls who miss school because of their menstrual periods, one of them eventually drops out of school? These are the numbers that keep Florence Kamaitha up at night.

hat time of the month for the girls. He said it so matter-of-factly, as if it was the most normal thing in the world. I knew that I had to do something.”

This is the day that the seed that bore her business was sowed – but she didn’t know it yet. She thought she was just helping out. And for the weeks and months that followed she was on social media every day raising funds to buy pads.

Did you know that out of 10 Kenyan girls who miss school because of their menstrual periods, one of them eventually drops out of school? These are the numbers that keep Florence Kamaitha up at night.