OUR STORY
Huru International, a 501(c)3, was born in 2008 in Mukuru kwa Njenga, one of the largest informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. While Huru’s Founder, Lorna Macleod, was working in Mukuru on HIV prevention, she found that girls and women faced significant barriers to managing their periods.
Residents of Mukuru live in small corrugated steel homes and lack basic services like electricity, clean water, waste management and adequate medical care. High unemployment rates and HIV-positive diagnoses are alarmingly prevalent, while education rates are devastatingly low. Without regular access to clean water or private toilets, girls and women struggle to manage their periods safely, confidently, and hygienically.
The poverty experienced by residents of Mukuru has informed much of Huru’s work and programming. Huru has since expanded throughout Africa, but our roots to Mukuru remain strong and our facilities are located nearby.
Huru Headquarters
Today, the Huru Global Headquarters is right outside of Mukuru in Nairobi, Kenya.
Our headquarters houses all production, packaging, and our Skills Development program. We employ more than 100 local women and men from Mukuru. Huru’s reusable menstrual pads and panties are sewn love and care, and then packed with our Huru Kits for our community distributions.
Huru Pads
Huru pads are designed to be trustworthy.
That’s why they’re leak-proof, comfortable, and last at least 24 months, making them a cost-effective and sustainable alternative to disposables.
Huru pads and panties are made in our Global Headquarters by local women and men from Nairobi.
Huru Kits
Our Huru Kits give girls everything she needs to confidently manage her period.
These menstrual kits contain 6 high-quality pads, 2 pairs of underwear, soap, user instructions, and a sexual and reproductive health booklet.
Our kits are assembled at Huru Global Headquarters in Nairobi.