Growing up in Nigeria, I happened to come across young girls who had never set eyes on menstrual pads, knickers or any form of feminine hygeine products during their mentrual period, many decades later, the number of women and girls facing period poverty seem to have risen sharply with the ever growing population, inflation and increased absolute poverty.

Women and young girls who are unable to afford or access sanitary products have resorted to using items such as old rags, very poor quality tissue paper, old notebooks, newspapers or nothing at all.

A large number of girls are having to miss school during their monthly period as they feel dirty and unprepared for that time of the month. A lot of young women and girls in the bid to make ends meet or in preparation for the time of the month also resort to unsolicited relations with men in exchange for money.

This project is close to my heart as if successful will provide a monthly supply of sanitary pads, knickers and feminine hygeine products to 500 women and girls for a year. it will teach young girls/women to make reusable pads, make sanitary pads available in schools which will in turn reduce the number of missed school days during menstruation and provide an overall sense of cleanliness.