http://www.humanitarianpeople.org/orca/topic/request-for-sanitary-pads.htm request for sanitary pads Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:30:12 GMT http://www.humanitarianpeople.org/orca/topic/request-for-sanitary-pads.htm Hi there,we are a new organisation in the rural kenya looking for suppliers or funders for sanitary pads for women,In this area women use old cloths,tree leaves and anything else they can  find during their  periods. Alot of Women are suffering in si Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:30:12 GMT http://www.humanitarianpeople.org/orca/topic/request-for-sanitary-pads.htm#115 http://www.humanitarianpeople.org/orca/topic/request-for-sanitary-pads.htm Hi Judy   Have you considered garnering resouces to launch a factory for the production of the sanitary pads right there in rural Kenya, this would guarantee you a supply that can be sustained also some of the women could be trained in Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:30:12 GMT http://www.humanitarianpeople.org/orca/topic/request-for-sanitary-pads.htm#116 http://www.humanitarianpeople.org/orca/topic/request-for-sanitary-pads.htm Hi Hildagirlde,   Thank you, that is part of our plan but we are a new organisation and for now we are introducing the pads to Women and once they see the comfort and the goodnes of using pads instead of what they use,then we will move Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:30:12 GMT http://www.humanitarianpeople.org/orca/topic/request-for-sanitary-pads.htm#118 http://www.humanitarianpeople.org/orca/topic/request-for-sanitary-pads.htm Hi Judy,   I believe that once you are past the introductory phase of this project you should be able to tap into the many alternative sources of energy to get your factory going. Your own Jomo Kenyatta Institute of Energy and Environm Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:30:12 GMT http://www.humanitarianpeople.org/orca/topic/request-for-sanitary-pads.htm#119 http://www.humanitarianpeople.org/orca/topic/request-for-sanitary-pads.htm Hi I've only just joined, so not sure if it been suggested, but with there always going to be a funding problem wouldn't it be better for them to have sewn strip cloths, to use and rinse then reuse as a more viable option, elastic round the waist  and Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:30:12 GMT http://www.humanitarianpeople.org/orca/topic/request-for-sanitary-pads.htm#125