by Power Of Pads | Aug 11, 2020 | Blog
There are 1.8 billion young people (10-24 years old) in the world and the majority live in developing countries. The theme for this years International Youth Day is Youth Engagement for Global Action. The United Nations has political change in mind, but looking...
by Power Of Pads | Jul 31, 2020 | Blog
Access to sanitary products is a basic right for girls and women around the world. However, in many developing countries, including Kenya, period poverty is prevalent. Not only are sanitary products expensive and therefore inaccessible to girls living in poverty, but...
by Power Of Pads | Jul 22, 2020 | Blog
A relatively small amount of money can be life changing in rural Kenya. By donating whatever you can afford, will really help us to provide grants of a few hundred pounds to women to start pad making businesses which in turn will help them to support their families....
by Power Of Pads | Jul 10, 2020 | Blog
World Population Day came into being in 1989 and the initial aim was to raise awareness of population issues. In 2020 the focus is on the pandemic and how this is affecting different aspects of communities. Like all countries affected by Covid 19 Kenya has had to lock...
by Power Of Pads | May 18, 2020 | Blog
With the world in the middle of the COVID 19 pandemic it’s difficult to know specifically how it is affecting girls and women in Kenya. What we can presume is, it will not be making their menstruation experience any easier. We do know that all the schools have...
by Power Of Pads | May 21, 2019 | Blog
In 2013 Friends of Buburi put in place a strategic plan for handing over the complete running of the clinic to the Community Based Organisation by 2020. This means the clinic will be fully run and managed by the community for the community. The appointment of a...
