Ask any Kenyan woman or girl about their experience with menstruation, and they will surely come back with a story. Or 10. In fact, @JanetMbugua wrote a whole book about it. While periods are still considered taboo in many circles, women and girls throughout the country are increasingly vocal about their monthly needs and preferences, especially with the products they use.
A few years ago, Kenyans took to social media to pioneer the viral #MyAlwaysExperience campaign, raising awareness about various side effects from common period products. In the years since, @WhiteRibbonAlliance’s #WhatWomenWant campaign has interviewed over 100,000 women across the country – thousands of whom have reported issues with the quality or availability of menstrual health products on the market.
And just this week, new research suggested that tampons may contain toxic chemicals – yet another reason for Kenyan women and girls to be skeptical of the products they rely on.
At Mosaic Health, it’s important that our solutions reflect the needs and interests of our users. As we prepare to roll out our Pamp’her “period packs, we’re surveying Kenyan women to learn more about their menstrual health product preferences and see what we can do to address them. Check out our survey here, and if you’re a woman in Kenya, please feel free to give us your input!
