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We’ve helped to provide over 13,600 period pads to 2700 girls over the past few years because of an incredible machine and so we’re celebrating #sewingmachineday. Dozens of women in rural Kenya use sewing machines, funded by our generous donors, to make thousands of...

Our volunteers give so much to our organisation, without them we wouldn’t be able to do what we do. Thank you to each and every one of you. #VolunteersWeek. We have a small team of volunteers in the UK who run our charity and do everything from finding and supporting...

What does a #PeriodFriendlyWorld look like for you? For us at Power Of Pads it is a world where every school girl in rural Kenya has easy access to products and facilities that allow them to manage their period easily and with dignity. We’d like them to grow up...

“Sanitation is a human right which protects everyone’s dignity.  Toilets mean progress and can especially transform the lives of women and girls”.  (United Nations 2024) Many of us reading this won’t think twice about “going to the loo”, as we often say in the UK. We...

On International Day of Rural Women, we’d like to give huge thanks to the many women in rural Kenya, in particular Asha, Jackline and Josephine from Kakmega, who work very hard to make the period pads that are given to schoolgirls for free.  All the women want to help...

On International Day of the Girl Child, it’s a good moment to remind ourselves about the difference girls can make in the world, given the right support and resources. When girls in rural Kenya receive reusable sanitary pads made for them by women in their...

We're proud to acknowledge International Charity Day and to celebrate all the charities around the world that are doing such amazing work to help people and communities that are in need. A huge thanks too to our volunteers, friends, donors, partners and communities in...

On this #WorldHumanitarianDay, #PowerOfPads is celebrating our wonderful partners in Kenya as they #ActForHumanity. They are  #TheMateFoundation,  #AgathaAmaniHouse and Simon Achieno. They all run pad projects in their local communities supporting women to gain sewing...

In celebration of International Youth Day 2024, we’re proud to reaffirm our commitment to ending period poverty and empowering young girls and women around the world. Our mission is to provide access to reusable period pads and support women in starting period...