The AFRIpads Product Catalogue

Innovative Menstrual Health and Hygiene Solutions

PRODUCTS

PRODUCT RANGE

AFRIpads is a pioneer of the menstrual health movement and the leading manufacturer of reusable sanitary pads across Africa. Drawing on a decade of experience and user feedback, AFRIpads now offers a complete Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) solution that drives sustainable impact through our reusable sanitary pads, underwear, MHH Education Toolkit and Data Collection Toolkit. Through continuous research and innovation, our in-house design team developed a range of menstrual kits tailored to the needs and preferences of women and girls across various development and humanitarian settings.

STANDARD KITS

4 -pack 1 1

SUPER MAXI + 3 MAXI + CARRYING POUCH

6 -pack 1 2

SCHOOLGIRL KIT REC

SUPER MAXI + 5 MAXI + CARRYING POUCHES

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5 -pack 1 2

NEW

SUPER MAXI + 2 MAXI + MINI + 2 CARRYING POUCHES

• Basic Kit that provides the minimum number of pads required

• Comprehensive Kit that gives optimal protection and convenience

• Designed in collaboration with schoolgirls

• Cost-effective solution to optimize your budget

• Widely accepted and most preferred Menstrual Kit in humanitarian relief programs

• Introducing our NEW Mini pad, ideal for lighter flow and faster drying time

CUSTOM KIT

? -pack Build a Custom Kit by selecting any combination of pads to suit your needs. Minimum order quantities apply.

AFRIpads Reusable Menstrual Kits are Quality Certified

SUPER MAXI

MAXI

MINI

Light flow

CARRYING POUCH

Extra coverage at the back, preferred for night-time

Highly absorptive, preferred for day-time

Smaller pad, optimal for girls or light flow

Leakproof pouch for carrying used pads

Size: 34 × 13 cm Wing span: 21 cm

Size: 28 × 8 cm Wing span: 18 cm

Size: 23 × 7.5 cm Wing span: 16.5 cm

Size: 13.5 × 9.5 cm

Heavy flow

Medium to heavy flow

Get in touch

Contact us for pricing and details. sales@afripads.com +256 (0) 392 174 561

(Head office Uganda)

Al Strong durable stitch Super absorbent with wings Extra soft and unscented

Label for easy NEW hanging. Featuring key use and care instructions Extra snap button NEW for tighter fit

An ethical supplier dedicated to empowering women AFRIpads is the world’s leading social enterprise manufacturing reusable sanitary pads. We partner with hundreds of UN-Agencies and INGO’s to supply locally produced reusable menstrual products and related capacity building services. By partnering with us, you directly contribute to rural development and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Durability • Reusable for 12+ months • Only 1 distribution per year • High-tech durable construction

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Material & function

• All-in-one design with wings and buttons for simple fastening

• Advanced stay-dry top layer

• Easy fold and carry

• Ultra-absorbent core layers

• Developed through User Centered Design

• Anti-leak security layer

USEFUL FACTS 1

AFRIpads reusable sanitary pads wash completely clean and stain-free with cold water and soap.

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To ensure high product uptake, AFRIpads provides Use and Care and education materials.

We recommend to always demonstrate the use and care in small groups (max. 40 people).

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In addition to development settings, AFRIpads are highly accepted and preferred in humanitarian contexts.

From a pilot report by UNHCR Uganda (2018): Considering the difficulty of continuously distributing disposable pads and the waste management challenge disposable pads create, AFRIpads reusable sanitary pads were recommended to be an appropriate, highly preferred and effective solution to managing menstruation in a safe, dignified way.

Kuncio, Tai. Pilot study findings on the provision of hygiene kits with reusable sanitary pads. UNHCR Uganda. Case study.

UNDERWEAR

DESIGN SPECIFICATION

Made At AFRIpads, we are passionate about menstrual health solutions that lead to period dignity. One of the many ways we do this is through by women, product innovation and design — beyond pads! for women – AFRIpads Underwear are truly comfortable, well-fitting and durable with love! underwear that are perfect in combination with AFRIpads Reusable Pads — or as an everyday underwear. Our underwear is produced in the AFRIpads Factory in Uganda, giving our partner organizations the opportunity to engage in ethical, Africa-based supply. Truly “feel good underwear”.

AFRIpads UNDERWEAR IS UNIQUE

Extra-stretchy material for a guaranteed fit • 95% cotton + 5% spandex

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Durable and comfortable waistband

Design

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Design tailored to fit varying shapes and sizes

Made of high quality and durable materials

• Cotton is breathable. Spandex allows for super-stretch.

• Designed to fit a wide range of body sizes

• Thicker, high-quality fabric that won’t easily rip or tear

• Fade resistant, discrete black colour

• Wider coverage in back means more comfortable fit

• Waistband and leg holes with long-lasting elasticity

Wider coverage at the back

Soft and stretchy leg holes

Double gusset for extra protection

SIZE SPECIFICATION

UNDERWEAR

AFRIpads Underwear comes in 5 flexible sizes and each can comfortably fit a wide range of body types. Well-fitting underwear helps pads to stay in place and contributes to comfort and period dignity.

HOW TO QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY IDENTIFY THE CORRECT SIZE

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Suggested size ratio breakdown Determining the underwear size requirements of a beneficiary group prior to a distribution is often not possible. A good starting point is the table below, which provides some common procurement size ratios for schoolgirls, women and general (mixed) distributions. These ratios can be further optimized when more information about the recipients is available.

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Underwear Sizing Tape Our Research and Design team developed the AFRIpads Underwear Sizing Tape to solve a common distribution challenge of incorrect sizing. This easy-to-use tool takes away the guess-work. Practically speaking, this results in a better fit and less sizing errors during distributions.

Upon distribution, our AFRIpads Underwear Sizing Tape makes it quick and easy to determine the optimal size for each individual.

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L

30% 45% 20% 5%

Schoolgirls

10% 25% 40% 20% 5%

Adult women

10% 20% 30% 30% 10%

(age 9 – 14)

(age 15 – 24)

(age 24+)

General distribution

(equal mix of schoolgirls and adult women)

HOW TO USE IT? Simply wrap the tape measure around the hip (10 cm below the belly button) and read the correct size.

XL

Schoolgirls

HOW TO GET IT? You will receive your FREE Underwear Sizing Tape with every order of AFRIpads Underwear.

Get in touch with us today to find out more.

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Use this measuring tape in the field to help identify the right size of underwear for the beneficiary.

Place tape measure evenly and flat around hips. Tape measure should be where the underwear is worn. Whatever color the arrow touches corresponds to their correct size.

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How To Use: Place tape measure evenly and flat around hips. Tape measure should be where the underwear is worn. Whatever color the arrow touches corresponds to their correct size.

Within seconds I know her perfect size is 'L'

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Medium

Small

Extra Small 19

23

XS

24

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S

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Extra Large

Large 37

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L

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XL

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EDUCATION

MHH EDUCATION TOOLKIT

AFRIpads believes that pairing our reusable menstrual products with an Education Toolkit is essential for: • Breaking

menstrual barriers • Addressing taboos • Improving MHH worldwide

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Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) knowledge

The AFRIpads MHH Education Toolkit is designed to function as a capacity building tool for organizations, to effectively engage women and girls and create a safe space for learning about and discussing menstruation.

The AFRIpads MHH Education Toolkit includes:

AFRIpads Partnership Community 1

Training of Trainers (ToT) Guide

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E-learning Training of Trainers

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Information Poster

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Participant Booklet

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Flip Chart Package

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Evaluation Tools

All education materials are provided free of charge to AFRIpads partners and are available in digital format on our online partnership community site.

GIRL TALK COMIC BOOKLET & USE AND CARE GUIDES

EDUCATION

In addition to our MHH Education Toolkit, AFRIpads supports partners with a Girl Talk Comic Booklet, which targets girls aged between 7 to 16 years old. Our product Use and Care Guides are designed to be easy to follow.

We integrate step-by-step infographics alongside text to ensure our instructions can be understood across varying contexts.

Girl Talk Comic Booklet

Use and Care Guides

For all our partners that are distributing directly to girls, AFRIpads provides a valuable learning resource: our Girl Talk Comic Booklet. The Girl Talk Comic Booklet helps to inform girls about menstruation before menarche. This engaging and accessible tool also aims to normalize menstruation by breaking down stigma and taboos.

Our Use and Care Guides provide clear and simple instructions of how to effectively use and care for our products, alongside top tips for distribution. They are available in several languages and in a variety of online and offline formats.

AVAILABLE IN LOCAL LANGUAGES

AFRIpads Use and Care | Instruction video Our Use and Care videos are available to watch in over 5 languages

EVIDENCE

DATA COLLECTION TOOLKIT

We believe it is important to make data driven decisions, and to build the evidence-base for menstrual health programming. The AFRIpads Data Collection Toolkit is a practical Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) tool designed for practitioners working in development or the humanitarian context that want to better understand the menstrual hygiene practices, challenges, and needs of their target group.

The AFRIpads Data Collection Toolkit includes:

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10-Step-Guide on How to Plan and Execute Your MHH Data Collection

Visual Aids

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6

Baseline Survey

Sample Consent Forms

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7

Endline Survey

Menstrual Practice Needs Sub-Scale Scoring Sheet

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Sample Focus Group Discussion Guide

KoBoCollect is a free open-source tool for mobile data collection, available to all. It allows you to collect data offline in the field by using mobile devices such as mobile phones or tablets.

IDEAL MHH INTERVENTION

EVIDENCE

Our goal is to make it efficient and easy for you to understand the MHH needs and preferences of your target audience. Therefore, AFRIpads provides you with our full suite of training materials, tools and resources so you can jump straight into executive your MHH pilot or evaluation.

AFRIpads Ideal Menstrual Health and Hygiene Intervention There are various ways to undertake an initial MHH program, but here is our recommended approach:

JOIN OUR PARTNER COMMUNITY

PLANNING & PREPARATION 4–8

BASELINE 1–2

EDUCATION & PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION 1–2

W E E KS

W E E KS

WEEKS

PRODUCT USE

ENDLINE & FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION

DATA ANALYSIS & REPOPT WRITING

12–20 W E E KS

1–2

W E E KS

3–6

WEEKS

Receive unlimited access to our Education and Date Collection Tools Visi: www.afripads.com/ partneship

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