About us
The Bidii Girls Programme combats period poverty in African slums, empowering girls through donations, education, and access to sanitary products.
The Bidii Girls initiative works towards combating poverty in rural areas and impoverished slums by supporting girls in primary and high schools to remain in education and addressing period poverty by providing sanitary pads. In many underprivileged families, girls struggle to afford sanitary pads, resulting in school absences, academic setbacks, and poor performance. Our primary goal is to empower girls through education.
sanitation
education
clean water
good health
nutrition
mision
Vision
Kenya is a country in East Africa positioned on the Indian Ocean. Although it has achieved economic growth over the last decade, the country still struggles to redress social inequalities. Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya, has a population of more than four million people. There are huge economic disparities among people living in Nairobi. Kibera, one of the slums in Nairobi, is often considered one of the largest city slums in Africa.
Many women and girls living in Kibera cannot afford to buy the sanitary products required to manage their menstruation. This problem is especially difficult for girls who, because of the lack of sanitary pads, skip their school classes. Moreover, the lack of knowledge on reproductive health makes girls more prone to contract HIV or get pregnant at an early age. Sometimes, girls decide to offer sex services to be able to buy the necessary sanitary products.