International Women’s Day 2023

International Women’s Day 2023

#EmbraceEquity is the campaign slogan for International Women’s Day 2023. Kenya has moved forward in advancing gender equality in recent years with laws on domestic violence, sexual offences, encouraging funding for women led businesses and increasing representation...

World Day of Social Justice

World Day of Social Justice

World Day of Social Justice 2023 with its central theme of gender discrimination in the world helps to spotlight the link between period poverty and injustice.  The charity Power Of Pads is helping to address the pressing issue of period poverty, which affects...

International Day of Education 2023

International Day of Education 2023

This year the UN International Day of Education is focussing on investing in people, prioritising education. To us at Power Of Pads that is music to our ears as it encapsulates what we are trying to achieve in rural Kenya. By reducing period poverty girls and women...

Human Rights Day 2022

Human Rights Day 2022

Human Rights Day celebrates all our absolute rights and freedoms including a right to education, a decent living, health care and a right to live free from any form of discrimination among others. Here at Power Of Pads (POP) we’re aiming to make society fairer for all...

International Day of Charity

International Day of Charity

The 5th September is the International Day of Charity.  Chosen to coincide with the anniversary of the death of the late Mother Theresa, today is the day upon which the United Nations recognises, fosters and mobilises people around the world to help others through...

World Humanitarian Day 2022

World Humanitarian Day 2022

The saying goes that 'it takes a village to raise a child' and so it often takes a village or community to help others in that community who are in need. On this #WorldHumanitarianDay we're celebrating this collective endeavour and especially the great work being done...

International Youth Day 2022

International Youth Day 2022

On #InternationalYouthDay, we’re celebrating the sixth of the population that are age 15-24 and highlighting that two thirds of them in developing countries are still not able to fulfil their economic potential. Young people experience age related barriers across many...

World Population Day 2022

World Population Day 2022

On this World Population Day, we highlight the basic human right for every woman to be able to have access to family planning services. It’s hugely disappointing that this is not the case for millions of women around the world.  For parents to be able to decide on the...

Menstrual Hygiene Day 2022

Menstrual Hygiene Day 2022

On Menstrual Hygiene Day we want everyone to be talking about periods, not just us! We want to tackle the stigma of periods and raise awareness of how important an issue it is for girls and women around the world. So many girls don’t have access to period products or...

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