MakaPads Sanitary Pads
Moses Musaazi, Technology for Tomorrow Ltd.
MakaPads are biodegradable sanitary pads made in Africa from papyrus reeds.
MakaPads are biodegradable sanitary pads made in Africa from papyrus reeds. They are the only trademarked biodegradable sanitary pads made in Africa.
Africa, specifically Uganda and Sierra Leone.
0.6 USD for a normal absorbency and 0.68 USD for super absorbency pack of 10 pads
Commercial menstrual pads – there are over 32 brands of sanitary pads currently sold in Uganda, traditional methods (ex. reusable cloth)
Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Women, girls, housewives, working women, students, women in refugee camps