Overview
Daley's Pads combats period poverty and school absenteeism — saving more than 50,000 school hours a year — through locally manufactured, climate-smart reusable pads produced by women in Hargeisa.
Hybrid revenue model
Sustainable by design, not by grant cycle
60%
B2B — NGO bulk sales
Institutional orders from NGO and UN partners
30%
B2C — Urban retail
Pharmacies and retail outlets in Hargeisa and Burco
10%
Diaspora give-back
Sponsorship portal funding kits for IDP schools
Operational ask
$35,000
Seed funding target for industrial walking-foot machinery and raw materials to move the Hargeisa line from pilot batches to full production.
- Industrial walking-foot sewing machines & maintenance kit
- 12-month supply of absorbent and waterproof textile stock
- Wages and training for the first production cohort
- Quality assurance, packaging and distribution logistics
50,000+
School hours protected each year
24 months
Usable life of a single pad kit
0 plastic
Single-use waste per kit distributed