- Mimi Women
Breaking Taboos to empower women
We are a social enterprise that designs and distributes quality sanitary pads, helping girls to stay in school and get more from their education.
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.
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 4 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 55 JSE listed Companies
Have partnered with Mimiwomen 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 2014, giving them the gift of confidence and comfort.
Periods don't stop for pandemics!
Out of the 3 million people who have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, 2 million are women. Mimi Women continues to support and empower women during the pandemic by running a COVID-19 Campaign from August 2020 to January 2021.
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.
Our Activity
What We Do
We strive to work hard every day to address the high levels of absenteeism in schools. Brand the subsequent early exit of female learners from the formal education system
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
- Fit Perfectly and stay in place.
- Are Cotton Soft feeling for ultimate comfort.
- Have carefully designed side channels to prevent leakage.
- A trusted core for high apsorbtion and ultimate protection.
- And a Core that locks in liquid and odours for comfort and discretion.
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
- Our vending machines are compact and use minimal space
- They can be put in bathrooms or public areas.
- Each pad is sold at R2
- Each purchase contributes to a young girls life
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.
Meet Our Founder
