Megan White Mukuria

Megan White Mukuria founded ZanaAfrica to address root causes of gender inequality throughout Africa. In Kenya alone, over 850,000 girls miss up to five days of school per month due to lack of sanitary pads. ZanaAfrica is solving this problem through the development and distribution of environmentally friendly sanitary pads, along with EmpowerNet clubs to help girls build their self-esteem by acquiring knowledge relevant to adolescence and amplifying their voices through blogging and tweeting. In addition, ZanaAfrica is launching the first global longitudinal study on the impact of pads on school attendance and performance. ZanaAfrica’s initiatives provide sustainable, scalable, and data-driven ways to improve the lives of girls.