Open spaces. Youth-led action.
We put menstrual products within reach of students in Ruaraka.
We are Wazi: youth-led, rooted in Ruaraka, Nairobi, and taking action together since 2018.
A period should not close a door.
Let’s ensure no girl misses school or loses confidence because of her period.
Products, knowledge and freedom from stigma belong together. That is why our work starts at a school dispenser and goes beyond it.
Built here. Working here.
On 20 March 2026, we shared our SMYLE Phase 2 update: six Ruaraka schools, 1,482 young people surveyed, and dispensers installed with Be Kids Australia.
- dispensers installed
- 13
- Across 8 school and university institutions in our dispenser programme.
- direct dispenser users
- 1,500+
- People who have used the Wazi Dispenser Model.
- young people surveyed
- 1,482
- SMYLE Phase 2, six Ruaraka schools.
Keep a school stocked.
What your partnership makes possible for a child.
Choose the part you can play. We agree the school, delivery schedule and reporting together before funding.
Stocking keeps existing dispensers supplied. New hardware and installation need a separate conversation.
Stock a school dispenser
KES 8,500 a term
KES 8,500 a term. About five cartons of pads to stock one existing school dispenser.
- Where
- A participating school in Ruaraka, Nairobi.
- Delivery
- One school term; agree the school and stocking dates with our team.
- Reporting plan
- Agree a stocking update and a programme summary with us before funding.
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For this option, agree the programme budget and giving route with our team in your enquiry.
A registered local team
Wazi CBO, Ruaraka, Nairobi.
Registration HUD.GPO/KAS/CBO/08/2023/015.
Care comes first
Talk through safeguarding, school access and the use of images with us.
Discuss safeguardingSee the work behind it
Read our programme results and request programme and financial reports.
Results and reportingThis is what showing up looks like.
School corridors, creative classrooms and the partners who make the work possible. Watch a moment from our community.
From a classroom to a dispenser
SMYLE Phase 2 in Ruaraka schools, June to September 2025. A silent documentary with original on-screen text.
A partnership you can see
CAEL donated 50 cartons of pads for six Ruaraka schools. October 2026; original on-screen text.
Young people turn ideas into action
Meet Green the Red: our youth-led research and advocacy work. June 2026. Embedded subtitles retained.
One community.
Four ways forward.
Health, education, advocacy and the environment connect in the lives of young people.
500+ mentees have taken part in AYP. We surveyed 1,482 young people through SMYLE Phase 2 and took youth voices to UNEA-7 in December 2025.
Building period-friendly communities requires all of us.
We started by making space.
From an arboretum bench to school corridors and global conversations. Every step has people behind it.
- 2018
A circle of young people
Wazi begins at the Kenyatta University Arboretum.
- 2023
A registered CBO
Our community work gains a formal home in Ruaraka.
- 2025
Youth voices travel
We take part in UNEA-7 in Nairobi.
- 2026
The next school term
Help keep existing school dispensers stocked.
Choose your part
Alongside our community:
- Be Kids Australia
- Kenyatta University
- CAEL
- Global Youth Mobilization
- Ufanisi Education Center
The next term starts with us.
A stocked dispenser is one practical place to begin.