Donate Pads

Make a Donation

Apart from details of donations we are trying to organise ourselves, this website will contain a list of aid organisations that will accept donations of menstrual products. Both disposable and reusable. You can make a donation (fabric, pads, money) to these, depending on what donations they would prefer.

(For more information on why disposables or reusables would be appropriate, see the Disposables Vs Reusables page)

Agencies accepting donations of pads:
(If you can sew pads yourself, these agencies will accept donations of these)

http://www.shantiuganda.org- The Shanti Uganda Society. Accepts donations of cloth pads for use in maternity kits as well as for schools and other aid for women in Uganda.
http://padsforprison.googlepages.com - Pads for Prisons project. Accepts donations of cloth pads to send to Sudan to be given to prison inmates and staff.

Businesses who will donate pads on your behalf:
(If you cannot sew pads yourself, these places are offering deals where you can buy their pads, and they will ship them to an organisation to donate)

http://donatepads.clothpadshop.com- Cloth Pad Shop. Sells pads that are then sent to organisations for donating.
http://www.lunapads.com/ - Lunapads offers to accept cash donations as well as pad donation sets.

Agencies accepting cloth pads or fabric:

http://blog.lunapads.com/2009/02/support-cloth-pads-4-girls - Lunapads is donating pads via an organisation (they are not accepting donations of pads however)
http://www.goods4girls.org - (Currently closed down)
http://www.goonj.info/sanitary%20napkins.php - An organisation that collects 1foot squares of fabric to make into cloth pads for women in India. (They did not answer my e-mail where I asked if they accepted donations of actual pads.)
http://www.imagitek.com/cuca - An organisation that collects fabric which is taken to Cuba where it is sewn into cloth pads. I am not sure if they accept donations of made up pads.

Agencies accepting disposable products or Money:
(I imagine most aid agencies provide disposable products to women and accept donations, but here is a small list to give you some ideas)

http://www.actsa.org - An agency working in Zimbabwe. Only accepts monetary donations as it prefers to have disposable products made in Zimbabwe to support the local economy, and water shortage means reusable products are not possible.
http://www.tampontification.com/donate.php - Works with Womens Shelters in America. Donate organic cotton tampons or chlorine free pads.
http://www.alolafoundation.org - Creates Maternity packs for women in East Timor including cloth pads. Only accepts monetary donations for women there to make the pads.

Other places that may be open to donations of menstrual products are womens shelters (for homeless and abused women). http://www.shelters.org has details of shelters in America and Canada. Many orphanages will need menstrual products for the young women there, and some schools in impoverished areas may accept some too (for times when a girl student is in need and would otherwise have to go home) You may also have luck going to your local Church group, as they may do care packages to local impoverished families.

Please note that this website is not affiliated with any aid organisations, and that any donations you make to any organisations are between you and them.
This website is not run by a charity or aid organisation.