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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In 1948 the UN produced the Declaration of Human Rights, There are 30 articles, but we are most interested in no 25 and 26. Article 25 says that everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for health and well being, including food, clothing, housing and...

Can you imagine what it must be like not being able to turn on the tap and have clean running water? For millions of people around the world that is the norm. Today is the UN World Water Day and the theme is groundwater, making the invisible visible. We are mostly...

International Women’s Day 2022 has as its theme #BreakTheBias. At Power Of Pads our aim is to empower girls by helping them to participate fully in education. UN Women Africa has produced an empowerment index that shows equality for women and girls in Kenya is still...