School is often a place of safety and those girls who drop out are much more likely to be sexually abused and enter child marriages that can have consequences for their physical and mental health. Girls and young women need to feel that their aspirations are being...
If you’d really like to make a difference to girls’ and womens’ lives and are interested in combating period poverty, then our Trustee role could be right for you. You would be joining a small team who all work voluntarily to help run and manage the...
“I joined this project to help young girls who dropped out of school due to early pregnancies. I’m a young mother who went through this, I dropped out of school early. I’m proud of this project which I joined recently to help girls who may undergo what I...
Our friend and supporter Tanya was inspired by our pad projects to walk 57 miles (to celebrate her 57th birthday) and asked her friends to donate to Power Of Pads in lieu of birthday presents. She raised a wonderful £290 and we’re so grateful. This means that 58...
This is the big question we ask ourselves to ensure the projects are as effective and efficient as possible. From working with a number of partners in rural Kenya over the past few years we’ve identified some interesting learning points. Having confident and skilled...
In photo: Gilly, Mark, Sallie and Ruth We’re a small charity with four Trustees – Gilly, Mark, Sallie and Rachel and a very supportive volunteer friend – Ruth. Together, we do everything from finding partners we can work with in Kenya, supporting and...
