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Tel: +256 700 249 055
Email: info.walkfreeug@gmail.com
Every month, too many girls
in our community face the same hard choice: Stay home or risk embarrassment at school.
The Problem
Some use old clothes. Some miss three or four days of class. Some stop coming altogether once their period arrives.
This isn't only about pads. It's about dignity, attendance, confidence, and the right to a future.
What We Do
Products that last: We distribute reusable AfriPads kits that give reliable protection for a full year or more — removing the monthly scramble for money and the waste of disposables.
Education that ends silence: We run practical MHM sessions and train older girls as peer mentors. When girls teach other girls, stigma loses its power.
Safe spaces that protect Pads and knowledge matter most when girls also have private places to change and clean water nearby — which is why our permanent home and water system are urgent priorities.
Our Impact So Far
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707 girls reached through 'Let Me Be' music, dance, and drama
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17 girls trained as peer mentors, now leading sessions themselves
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8,549 reusable pads distributed
"You gave me voice back." — a participant, on how the training changed her
How You Can Help
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Sponsor a kit → a girl stays in class all month
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Fund a peer-mentor session → one trained girl becomes a leader for many
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Help build the permanent home + water system → lasting privacy and safety for dozens of children
MHM EDUCATION
We mostly hear myths about menstruation as Ugandan. And often, these myths lead to young women to feeling embarrassed and outcasted for experiencing something that happens to them every month.
“How many more myths and untrue stories should we hear, listen and digest about being a woman on her menstrual cycle?!”
My experiences about menstruation were that I kept in bed not to be the first person my dad meets or any neighbor. They say when I am in my periods, I would cause them bad luck. They say my blood can make our land barren and cause famine. They say I can’t be around men when in my periods because it’ll make my blood flow heavier, and I might lose a lot of blood. There are more untrue stories out there.
It's time we normalize Menstrustion.
Boys highlighting myths around menstruation in MHM conversations at St. Anthony secondary school that engaged boys
We are not just handing out pads. We are restoring the right of every girl to show up fully — body, mind, and future intact.
Contact: +256 700 249 055 | info.walkfreeug@gmail.com