TAG Initiative 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 is real, but inconsistent.
3 in 10
girls in rural Kenya miss school during their period. We set out to change that — sustainably, and close to home.
Soft, leak-resistant and reusable for up to three years — a healthier, more affordable and more sustainable choice than disposables. 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 — middle-class households included. Every sale funds production and the work behind it.
A share of every batch is donated to girls from homes that can’t afford period products.
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 spark became Tagi Social Enterprise.
More about usShop Tagi Pads, partner with us to reach more girls, or sponsor pads for a school that needs them.
