VISION & MISSION
An evidence-based approach.
In Africa, particularly in Senegal, women and girls face enormous difficulties during their periods. According to statistics published by the Ministry of National Education in 2013.
- More than half of primary schools lacked sanitation facilities. 52% of schools were not equipped with toilets and 59% had no access to water.
- 40% of girls aged 9 to 17 have missed school at least once a week due to a lack of sanitary facilities.
- This absenteeism has a negative impact on academic performance. In some cases, girls (11.2%) drop out of school because of the challenges they face during their periods.
- Women lose 40–45% of their income during those five days.
Our approach
Kitambaa aims to provide low-income families with washable sanitary pads at very competitive prices, which would replace disposable pads and help address the issue of keeping girls in school and empowering women.
Vision
Vision
A society in which women and girls have equal access to appropriate products and facilities for good menstrual hygiene management (MHM) and experience their periods with a sense of dignity, pride and comfort, and in which they thrive socially and economically.
Mission
Mission
To make reusable sanitary pads accessible to teenage girls and women from vulnerable families at competitive prices, and to empower women economically with the aim of improving school attendance among teenage girls, reproductive health, and women’s livelihoods, economic participation and income or well-being.
Objectif
Objective
To improve school attendance among adolescent girls and their reproductive health, whilst also improving women’s livelihoods, their participation in economic activities, and their income or economic well-being.