With at least 41% of Uganda’s population living in poverty and more than half below the age of 15, access to pads for women and girls remains a big challenge due to the intersection of poverty and gender, which mainly affects women.
Lack of access to menstrual hygiene has a very real impact on the socio-economic outcomes for girls and women over time, thus contributing to gender inequality.
This Women’s Day, SafeBoda partnered with So Sure Pads to run the “Buy and Donate” challenge with the aim of sparking conversation about the effects of menstrual hygiene on both a personal and macro level.
The conversation was led online by influencers and seen over 20,000 times.
So Sure donated 120 reusable sanitary pads to the Personal Health Pharmacies, the SafeBoda x UNFPA sexual and reproductive health vendors on the SafeBoda app. Customers were encouraged to order and donate to women and girls in their communities who don’t have access to menstrual health.
“This is an opportunity for us to have a conversation amongst our customers and followers about a critical issue affecting and hindering the development of many women, especially younger and women and girls. We plan to work with our partners like So Sure and UNFPA to continue to address the issue of menstrual health hygiene,” said Shakib Nsubuga, Events and Partnerships Manager at SafeBoda
