Upendo Womens Foundation

Upendo Womens Foundation www.upendowf.org - Upendo Women’s Foundation is a grassroots 501(c)(3) non-profit creating a more di

Upendo empowers girls to graduate from school and gain financial freedom through the delivery of a simple, scalable solutions - sanitary pads and menstrual cups. Over 1,000,000 Kenyan girls miss up to 5 days of school per month due to lack of pads. By delivering pads, along with health education and community empowerment, Upendo is working on giving girls the opportunity to pursue their dreams. T

o solve this problem, we are bringing sustainable solutions to help eliminate shame and restore dignity. Check us out at www.upendowomensfoundation.org for more information!

11/21/2024
2 in 5 Americans have struggled with period poverty. Why are menstrual products still treated as a luxury, instead of a ...
07/18/2022

2 in 5 Americans have struggled with period poverty. Why are menstrual products still treated as a luxury, instead of a necessity?

In addition to the physical and emotional impact, the inability to purchase menstrual supplies like pads and tampons can have social and economic implications, as it may cause people to miss work or school, and COVID has only exacerbated period poverty.What can be done to ensure accessible, affordab...

06/02/2022

Sashona Mbote Seraphine was moved to tears when she recently visited a safe house for teenage mums in Nyeri and found the occupants living in a desperate state.

The true cost of your period
03/14/2022

The true cost of your period

Being a woman is hard. We all know it. But do we actually know how much our period costs us? Let's find out.

Period Poverty is everywhere even here in America. According to Muriel Smith the executive director of the Diaper Bank ...
01/06/2022

Period Poverty is everywhere even here in America. According to Muriel Smith the executive director of the Diaper Bank said "people who do not have proper period supplies will often use items like T-shirts or socks"

More than 900 people have picked up kits that contain 20 pads and tampons since distribution began in 2020.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California public schools and colleges must stock their restrooms with free menstrual products unde...
01/05/2022

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California public schools and colleges must stock their restrooms with free menstrual products under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
“Just as toilet paper and paper towels are provided in virtually every public bathroom, so should menstrual products,” says Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia

California’s latest effort builds on a 2017 law requiring low-income schools to provide students with free menstrual products.

10/12/2020

3,910 girls and young women from 160 countries participated in our survey and their message is crystal-clear: we want our countries to end period poverty, shame and stigma!

WSSCC takes us on a sobering journey of the current status of menstrual health for 6 out of 10 girls in Kenya. It’s time...
10/02/2020

WSSCC takes us on a sobering journey of the current status of menstrual health for 6 out of 10 girls in Kenya. It’s time for action!
Please support us in providing critical menstrual supplies to young girls in Africa by donating? ➡️➡️➡️ http://upendowomensfoundation.org/


WSSCC takes us on a sobering journey of the current status of menstrual health for 6 out of 10 girls in Kenya.

🩸 Today is the day!!! 🩸Happy ! !!
05/28/2020

🩸 Today is the day!!! 🩸

Happy ! !!

Periods don’t stop for pandemics!
05/26/2020

Periods don’t stop for pandemics!

In the same way that pandemics affect all us, menstruation is part of the reality for women, girls and transgender men t...
03/23/2020

In the same way that pandemics affect all us, menstruation is part of the reality for women, girls and transgender men the world over.

By Sandy Garçon, Senior Advocacy Manager, PSI In case you missed it, the novel coronavirus has officially changed the way human beings behave. COVID-19 has spurred travel restrictions, self-isolation and self-quarantine, working from home—for those with both means and opportunity—and even peopl...

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Upendo Womens Foundation

Upendo empowers girls to graduate from school and gain financial freedom through the delivery of a simple, scalable solutions - sanitary pads and menstrual cups. 1 out of 10 girls in Africa miss up to 5 days of school per month due to lack of pads. By delivering pads, along with health education and community empowerment, Upendo is working on giving girls the opportunity to pursue their dreams.

Upendo Women’s Foundation is a grassroots organization creating a more dignified, humane and sustainable world for girls through advocacy, reproductive health awareness, education and sustainable feminine hygiene because no girl should go without.

Upendo Women’s Foundation’s primary operation is providing girls in Africa with sanitary kits. Upendo has distributed reusable pads to Kenya, Zanzibar, Malawi, Cameroon and South Africa. In Kenya and Zanzibar, we are currently working with local government and other non-profit organizations to put together and distribute the packages. We also work with volunteers from the United States, as well as the country we work in. We are also in the process of putting together educational materials and pamphlets to include in the kits, as education is one of our priorities. In the future, as we expand, we would like to begin these services in Uganda, Liberia and Ghana. To solve this problem, we are bringing sustainable solutions to help eliminate shame and restore dignity. Check us out at www.upendowomensfoundation.org for more information!