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PadHer Secures $140,000 Grant To Expand Menstrual Health Education In Ghana
PadHer, a Nigerian-founded social enterprise, has received a $140,000 grant from the Chocolonely Foundation to expand its menstrual health education programme in Ghana’s Volta Region.
Founded by Chika Nwaogu, PadHer uses comic books, animations, and digital games to teach menstrual and sexual health in an engaging, stigma-free way. The initiative has already reached more than 100,000 girls across Africa...
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Nigerian education solution, PadHer named among world's top 100
In a major milestone for African-led innovation, a Nigerian menstrual health education initiative, PadHer, has been named amongst the world's 100 most impactful innovations in education.
PadHer, founded by social entrepreneur Chika Nwaogu named for the third time in a roll, is the only innovation originating from Nigeria to be honoured by hundrED international education non-profit....
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Nigerian secures $140K grant for PadHer Ghana’s Period Education
PadHer, a social enterprise that is transforming menstrual and sexual health education across Africa, recently received a significant boost: a $140,000 grant from the Chocolonely Foundation to scale its impact across Ghana’s Volta Region. The initiative is partnering with Girls Club Ghana to reach thousands of girls with reusable pads and stigma-free education...
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Nigeria’s menstrual health initiative, PadHer, makes top 100 education innovations list
Nigerian menstrual health education initiative, PadHer, has been named among the world’s 100 most impactful innovations in education by HundrED, an international non-profit organisation.
This marks the third consecutive recognition for the project, which remains the only Nigerian innovation to be honoured on the list...
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Nigerian Entrepreneur Gets $140,000 Grant to Advance Menstrual Dignity in Ghana
A Nigerian entrepreneur, Chika Nwaogu, has put the country in the spotlight after securing a $140,000 grant to tackle the menstrual stigma challenge that continues to limit girls’ opportunities.
UNICEF estimates that one in 10 girls in Sub-Saharan Africa misses school during menstruation, with long-term effects on education and opportunities...
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PadHer named among world’s 100 most impactful education solutions
In a major milestone for African-led innovation, PadHer — the menstrual health education initiative founded in Nigeria by social entrepreneur Chika Nwaogu — has been named one of the world’s 100 most impactful and scalable innovations in education by HundrED for the third time...
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PadHer secures $140,000 grant to expand menstrual health education in Ghana
PadHer, a Nigerian-founded social enterprise led by Chika Nwaogu, has received a $140,000 grant from the Chocolonely Foundation to expand its menstrual health education initiative in Ghana’s Volta Region.
Founded to empower schoolgirls across Africa with menstrual and sexual health knowledge, PadHer combines comic books, animations, and digital games to make learning engaging and stigma-free...
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Nigeria’s Chika Nwaogu secures $140,000 grant for PadHer to expand Period Education in Ghana
PadHer, a Nigerian-founded social enterprise led by Chika Nwaogu, has received a $140,000 grant from the Chocolonely Foundation to expand its menstrual health education initiative in Ghana’s Volta Region...
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Nigerian Initiative PadHer Expands Menstrual Health Education In Ghana With $140,000 Grant
Founded to empower schoolgirls across Africa with menstrual and sexual health knowledge, PadHer combines comic books, animations, and digital games to make learning engaging and stigma-free. Expressing gratitude for the support, founder and Executive Director, Chika Nwaogu said the grant marks a significant milestone...
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Initiative expands menstrual health education to Ghana with $140,000 grant
PadHer’s innovative approach has earned international recognition. The initiative was recently listed on the EduEvidence Global EdTech Evidence List, certifying it as a validated, research-backed education solution. It has also impacted over 100,000 girls across Africa and, for the third time, was recognised by global nonprofit HundrED as one of the world’s most impactful and scalable educational innovations...
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Nigerian Initiative PadHer Expands Menstrual Health Education In Ghana With $140,000 Grant
Expressing gratitude for the support, founder and Executive Director Chika Nwaogu said the grant marks a significant milestone. “Every girl we reach is a girl who doesn’t have to feel shame, skip school, or doubt her worth because of her period. Our mission is to ensure no girl is left behind,” he stated...
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Nigeria’s Chika Nwaogu secures $140,000 Grant for PadHer to expand Period Education in Ghana
The funding will support PadHer’s partnership with Girls Club Ghana to reach thousands of girls with both education and reusable sanitary products...
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Nigerian secures $140,000 grant, takes PadHer initiative to Ghana
A Nigerian social enterprise founder, Chika Nwaogu, has taken menstrual health education initiative to Ghana’s Volta Region. This is coming on the heels of a $140,000 grants from the Chocolonely Foundation to expand the initiative beyond Nigeria...
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PadHer named one of world’s most impactful education solutions
For the third time in four years (2022, 2023, and 2025), African-led innovation, PadHer, the menstrual health education initiative, has been recognised as one of the World’s 100 Most Impactful and Scalable Solutions in Education by the global non-profit, HundrED...
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PadHer expands menstrual health education in Ghana with $140,000 grant
PadHer recently received a significant boost: a 140,000 grant from the Chocolonely Foundation to scale its impact across the Volta Region. The initiative is partnering with Girls Club Ghana to reach thousands of girls with reusable pads and stigma-free education...
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Nigerian education solution, PadHer named among world’s top 100
In a major milestone for African-led innovation, a Nigerian menstrual health education initiative, PadHer, has been named amongst the world’s 100 most impactful innovations in education...
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How one man is eradicating period stigma in Africa, one comic book at a time
...Due to financial barriers, stigma, and a lack of period education, many girls have been forced into period poverty (lack of access to menstrual hygiene products and education), and Covid-19 has worsened the problem.
Chika Nwaogu, co-founder and executive director of PadHer, a Lagos-based women-led nonprofit is making it free, fun, easy, and comfortable teaching young African school girls from underserved communities about periods and puberty using comic books...
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5 Innovations working on Girls Education
...One of the areas where I’ve seen progress is in the awareness that issues of girls' health need to be considered more seriously as having an impact on girls' educational outcomes. This is true for the kinds of facilities and infrastructure that is in place to help girls, but also in the content that is taught.
PadHer is a perfect example of progress at the intersection of girls’ health and education. They work to de-stigmatize periods and educate girls by using comic books to tell the story of a 12-year old African schoolgirl who got her first period...
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Meghan Hammond: Three HundrED innovations I love and why
...Our biology shapes us all on deeply important and personal levels, but it need not be a barrier to education. I deeply appreciate PadHer’s work to increase accessibility and equity for girls, so they can develop a love of learning and be truly present at school without stigma or discrimination....
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Next steps in supporting girls' education for International Women's Day
...1/10 girls in Africa miss school during their periods to avoid the embarrassment of bleeding through their uniforms, and many drop out of school when they begin menstruating. One solution, identified by PadHer, is to provide free period education to African girls in underserved communities...
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PadHer Named One Of The World’s Best Education Innovations, Impacts Over 2,000 Girls
Since its founding in 2021, PadHer, an organization that seeks to eradicate period poverty in Africa, has impacted over 2,000 young African schoolgirls. It was recently named one of the “most impactful and scalable innovations in education” by HundrED.org, an organization that seeks and shares inspiring innovations in K12 education...
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