Every Tagi Pad is sewn by hand by a young mother who, not long ago, had dropped out of school. Their work is the third — and most personal — part of our model.
When the enterprise launched, we trained six teenage mothers to make reusable pads. These are young women who had to leave school for reasons all too common in our community: no one to care for their babies, a struggle to meet basic needs and healthcare, or a lack of school fees.
More than a job
Making Tagi Pads gives them something steady to build on:
- Fair wages for skilled, careful work.
- Financial-literacy skills to manage and grow what they earn.
- A path back — when they’re ready, they can resume their studies.
Economic empowerment changes how a young mother sees herself and her future. It is dignity, earned through a trade.
“With a wage and new skills, a young mother isn’t defined by what she lost — but by what she’s building.”
Why it matters to you
This is what makes Tagi Pads different from a one-off donation. When you buy a pack, part of what you pay becomes a wage in the hands of one of these women — and the skills that let her rebuild her life. As we grow, we hope to train and employ many more.