Pad The Path - The Gambia
Project summary
Since 2019, Pad the Path has made an impact in The Gambia across five schools and one village. With a steadfast aim to eradicate period poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa, Pad the Path has benefited over 550 young girls, aged between 11 and 15, with an accessible, engaging menstrual health education, and has filled the gap of economic hardship with free, sustainable sanitary kits for all.
What the problem was
The United Nations Population Fund reports that period poverty and insufficient menstrual hygiene management significantly impact young women globally. In low-resource countries, the combination of a lack of education and persistent taboos worsens this crisis in menstrual and reproductive health, posing serious risks to women's lives.
What we're doing
Materials
Since its inception, the Pad the Path project has distributed over 800 hygiene kits in The Gambia, each containing 4 reusable pads, 2 cotton underwear, soap, and an informative menstrual health leaflet.
• Our products last 3-5 years, alleviating the impact of period poverty and empowering women to fully engage in their education.
• In a recent deployment (June 2024), over 250 pads were delivered to young girls and teachers across four schools and one village.
Materials
Since its inception, the Pad the Path project has distributed over 800 hygiene kits in The Gambia, each containing 4 reusable pads, 2 cotton underwear, soap, and an informative menstrual health leaflet.
• Our products last 3-5 years, alleviating the impact of period poverty and empowering women to fully engage in their education.
• In a recent deployment (June 2024), over 250 pads were delivered to young girls and teachers across four schools and one village.
Impact so far
These figures are updated with every deployment.
Please note that they are often an underestimation.
Young Women Benefitted
Sustainable Kits Distributed
"Commencing this partnership with Girls Pride Gambia will ensure we not only meet our KA targets, but also sustainably succeed them with Pad the Path in The Gambia."
UN Sustainable Development Goals
This project supports the achievement of the following UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Collaborators
Buzz Women Organisation
The Buzz Women Organisation is centred on women’s personal development, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and climate change/environmental education. Khalsa Aid met Buzz Women Organisation and has remained in contact for further sustainability projects.
Girls Pride
Girls Pride is a community-based organization founded in Gambia in 2018. Their mission is to empower adolescent girls and young women in Gambia by transferring knowledge and skills, as well as providing essential sanitary products to alleviate period poverty.
The Gambia Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education
The Gambia Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) is responsible for overseeing the education system in The Gambia from basic to secondary levels.
