Building on a successful one-year pilot led by the women's cooperative in Attri, north of Agadez, this project will expand the local production of reusable period underwear to fight period poverty among women and girls in Agadez. By developing a women-led workshop and training local seamstresses, it will create sustainable livelihoods, provide affordable menstrual protection, and reduce waste from disposable products.
Women and girls in Agadez, Niger, often lack access to affordable, reliable menstrual products. Disposable or imported options are costly, create waste, and remain out of reach for those with limited incomes. Local women also have few opportunities for stable, skilled employment. Although a one-year pilot in Attri proved that reusable period underwear can be made locally, Agadez lacks the equipment, trained team, and reliable power needed to expand production.
This project will expand the successful Attri pilot by developing a women-led workshop in Agadez. Funding will provide sewing equipment, solar power, technical fabrics, specialist training, and quality-control procedures. Local seamstresses will produce comfortable, durable period underwear and explain its use and care. The project will make menstrual protection more affordable, create skilled jobs for women, and reduce reliance on imported disposable products.
In the long term, the Agadez workshop will become a sustainable, women-led enterprise creating skilled jobs and income for local women. Sales will help cover production costs while social pricing makes reusable period underwear accessible to vulnerable women and girls. Local production will reduce reliance on imports and disposable products, cut waste, and improve menstrual dignity, economic autonomy, and community resilience.
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