About us

The first certified reusable pad in Nigeria

Welcome to Pad-Up Creations

Innovation, creativity and quality.

The vending machine at the WASH Exhibition, Lagos.

We believe in innovation, creativity and quality. Our mission is to provide hygiene products with safety, comfort and sustainable options that enhance people's everyday lives.

Driven by our passion for women's health and well-being, we have dedicated ourselves to developing menstrual products that address the specific needs and challenges women face. Our designers, engineers and healthcare professionals work together on solutions that redefine feminine hygiene.

Comfort and reliability matter more than anything here, so every product undergoes rigorous testing and quality assurance before it reaches anyone.

The Pad-Up Creations team at the office — The Pad-Up Creations team.

Our mission

To deliver innovative sanitary solutions, leveraging a skilled and motivated workforce with a leading edge in technology and research, to enhance customers' value for their money.

Our vision

To be among the five world-leading organisations manufacturing women's sanitary wares within five years. Vision 5' in 5'.

What we commit to

Always responding to customer needs promptly
Ensuring quality products
Providing competitive pricing on products and services
Providing customised solutions

Olivia Onyemaobi

Founder & Chief Executive

Our founder

Olivia Onyemaobi

Olivia Onyemaobi is a social entrepreneur and health advocate focused on girls' and women's reproductive and sexual health. She founded Pad-Up Creations, the Nigerian company producing the country's first certified reusable sanitary pads as a sustainable solution for rural and low-income girls and women.

Her motivation is to launch creativity, offer quality and value-added products to consumers, improve people's livelihoods and give back to society.

Recognition

25 awards, fellowships and grants

2016Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship grant awardee
2016Radiant Health Magazine Woman of the Year
2018British Council Nigeria business grant awardee
2018Global Pitch crowd vote winner
2018Mandela Washington Fellow, Young African Leaders Initiative

2018Most Impactful Entrepreneur, Tony Elumelu Foundation
2019ACT Foundation Change Makers' Innovator awardee
2019Oxfam Work-in-Progress Programme awardee
2019FEENi Outstanding Entrepreneur
2021Acumen Fellow
2021Oxfam Green Entrepreneur awardee
2021Nigerian Export Promotion Council awardee
2021JCI Nigeria Medical Innovator awardee
2021Challenge Fund for Youth Employment, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2022Roddenberry Foundation awardee
2022100 Most Inspiring Women, Leading Ladies Africa
2022WE4A awardee
2023Sankalp Circularity Business Award
2023Top 50 Heroes in Africa, African Business Heroes
2024She Wins Africa awardee, International Finance Corporation
2024SOCAP Fellow
2025Roddenberry Foundation grant awardee
2025AFD awardee
2026Outstanding Social Entrepreneur of the Year, Schwab Foundation
2026Green Rise Africa accelerator awardee

Sustainability

99%

of our waste recycled

We recycle 99% of our waste

Through our subsidiary Kommmb Innovations we recycle 99% of our waste. All our products are eco-friendly and made from sustainable materials. Choosing Pad-Up means choosing a brand that cares about your well-being and about the future of the planet.

Cushions, poufs and furniture made by Kommmb Innovations from Pad-Up's leather and fabric offcuts — What the offcuts become — furniture and cushions from Kommmb Innovations.

A training session in progress, filmed on site.

Education

Training, not just product

We provide comprehensive in-person training on menstrual hygiene and reproductive health. That work extends to Pad-Up Pulse, our online platform for training menstrual hygiene educators and advocates.

About Pad-Up Pulse

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