It’s an age-old story in Uganda. Thousands of girls and women continue to face barriers to accessing safe and affordable menstrual products, often forcing them to miss school, lose productive working hours, or compromise their health and dignity.
Uganda’s Transport Union, comprising leaders of the taxi, bus, boda boda and truck sectors across the country, has stepped in and committed to providing solutions.
“Every woman and girl deserves the confidence to pursue education, work, and daily life without worrying about access to menstrual hygiene products. We are making quality sanitary pads, but not just any pads; the healthier and most affordable ones on the market,” said Union’s CEO, Fred Ssenoga, as he joined stakeholders and excited schoolgirls to launch a new product, Union Sanitary Pads, at UMA Multi-Purpose Hall in Kampala on Saturday.
