A pad alone isn’t enough. We pair every distribution with frank, practical education — and we take it to the girls who are hardest to reach.
TAG-I began with a simple belief: a healthy, informed girl can stay in school, complete it, and choose her own future. So we go where girls are — primary and secondary schools, villages, children’s homes and institutions of higher learning — and we have the conversations that too often go unhad.
What we talk about
Our sessions cover adolescence and puberty, menstrual health and hygiene, adolescent pregnancy and early marriage, STIs and HIV, reproductive-health cancers, sexual and gender-based violence, and substance abuse. Where it helps, we include boys too — because dignity and respect are everyone’s responsibility.
The gap we’re closing
In rural communities and informal settlements, the shortage of menstrual products is severe. Some girls skip school during their period; others drop out entirely. The lack of pads brings stigma — and pushes some girls toward older men, including boda-boda riders and long-distance drivers, who “offer” support in exchange for sex. Government provides pads in public schools, but inconsistently. We exist to close that gap.
“1,000+ girls reached. 800+ packs distributed. 50+ teachers sensitised. And we’re just getting started.”
Those numbers represent real classrooms and real girls who didn’t have to miss a day. With more partners and more pads, we can reach many more.