Breaking Taboos to empower women

MIMI Women is South Africa’s first black female-owned sanitary pads company founded and headed by Ramona Kasavan since 2014. From inception, the goal has always been to empower girls and women in some of South Africa’s poorest areas.

The social enterprise has committed itself to keeping girl children in school whether they are on their periods or not, by donating sanitary pads to disadvantaged communities.

About Mimi

We empower girls to be themselves without shame. We are a social enterprise that designs and distributes quality sanitary pads, helping girls to stay in school and get more from their education.

We also have a non-profit company that handles donations, and a sales model that allows women to become agents selling the Mimi sanitary packs directly to their communities.

Since 2020, we have been creating care packages that include toiletries and sanitary pads. The aim is to create dignity with hygiene while having uncomfortable conversations about periods, puberty and education.

Our Mission

It is our mission to enable every girl coming of age and young women in need to be afforded the basic provision of sanitary pads, thus keeping them in school or university, affording them to academically excel.

Start Donating Now

From as little as R90, you can help restore a young woman’s dignity and keep a girl child in school with a 6 months’ supply of sanitary pads.

Join us today and lets end period poverty.

Why Choose Us?

Over 5 Million pads distributed to women and girls in Africa.

Throughout our journey, we have faced and overcome many challenges, and shown how women can shake the world!

Over 65 JSE listed Companies

Have partnered with Mimi Women in order to fulfil our mission to empower women and girls in Africa.

100,000+

Girls kept in school in more than 5 Sub-Saharan African countries.

We’ve been behind South Africa’s Girl Bosses since October 2014, giving them the gift of confidence and comfort.
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Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, more than 1 in 10 girls miss up to 20% of the school year because of their periods.

In South Africa, that means more than 200,000 girls are missing school time.

Our Activity

What We Do

5 195 696 Pads Distributed

Since inception we have kept 100 000+ girls in school.

100 000+

Girls kept in school.

Keep a girl in school for 6 months

Donations will be delivered to homeless shelters, crisis centres and our existing distribution networks.

Keep a girl in school for 12 months

Donations will be delivered to homeless shelters, crisis centres and our existing distribution networks.

Keep a girl in school for 18 months

Donations will be delivered to homeless shelters, crisis centres and our existing distribution networks.

Sanitary Pads

Mimi pads are designed with the woman’s form in mind. Not only are they incredibly comfortable, but they also provide great protection, giving you the confidence you need to celebrate who you are

Vending Machine

Our vending machine has come as another pillar of Mimi women; extensive research has been done on the daily frustrations women face regarding menstruation. One of the problems is that women cannot simply buy a single pad without having to buy a whole packet, further to that you cannot just buy one in a bathroom if it’s an emergency

Pads & Cents entreprise development

Pads and Cents is set to cultivate the mindset of independence while creating opportunties for young women to empower themselves. The programme creates entrepreneurs and change makers, rather than simply employees or frustrated jobseekers.

Contact us

+27 81 586 7349