The Ambitious Girl Initiative (TAG-I) makes Tagi Pads — washable, chemical-free sanitary pads that last up to three years. Buy a pack, and you put pads in the hands of girls who can’t afford them and wages in the hands of the young mothers who make them.
In rural Uasin Gishu, girls miss school every month — or drop out altogether — simply because they can’t afford pads. Too many are pushed toward older men who “offer” to help.
Government support for public primary schools is available, but inconsistent. For many learners, the gap still means missed lessons, shame and risk. We set out to change that — sustainably, and close to home.
Soft, absorbent, leakproof and reusable for up to three years — a healthier, more affordable and more sustainable option than single-use period products. KEBS-certified and made for every menstruator.
Replaces dozens of disposable packs.
Tested for safety and quality.
Gentle on skin and the planet.
Handmade in Cheramei.
Tagi Pads isn’t charity. Selling quality pads to everyone funds three kinds of change at once.
Anyone can buy Tagi Pads — lower-, middle- and upper-income households included. Every sale funds production and the work behind it.
For bulk orders of 100 or more packs, every two packs purchased help provide one pack free to a girl who needs it.
Our pads are sewn by teenage mothers earning fair wages and financial-literacy skills.
“A healthy, dignified girl stays in school — and gets to choose her own future. That’s the whole point.”
TAG Initiative began as a community organisation championing girls’ health and rights in rural Uasin Gishu. Its founder, Lucy — a public-health practitioner and Mandela Washington Fellow — saw the gap first-hand.
Through the Boone Sunrise Rotary Club in North Carolina, she won a $2,500 grant that bought the first sewing machines and trained six young mothers. That support birthed our social enterprise, Tagi Pads.
More about usShop Tagi Pads, partner with us to reach more girls, or sponsor pads for a school or institution that needs them.
