Sanitary pads are leaving the realm of Kotex commercials, hushed women’s conversations and the deep recesses of purse pockets. For women in Uganda, they have become the difference between hope and desperation.

Tune in for today’s “The Oprah Winfrey Show” as Oprah delivers a call to action for all women.  Inspired by the New York Times best-selling book “Half the Sky” by Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas Kristof and his wife, Sheryl Wudunn, this eye-opening hour reveals powerful stories of women overcoming adversity to realize a better life for themselves.  Oprah herself calls one of the stories “the most incredible story of manifesting a dream I have ever heard.”

In conjunction with the show, Oprah will launch a new registry online at www.oprah.com/forallwomen, where the Kasiisi Project will be featured.  Tune-in to the “Oprah” show this Thursday to hear Oprah’s call to action and to see how we can actually change the course of history in our lifetime.  (Check local listings)

So what does this mean for MakaPads? The completely biodegradable sanitary pads, made from papyrus and white paper waste donated from local businesses are more than just a panty-liner. They provide jobs for women in slums of Kampala and at a refugee settlement that in turn, allows them to spend money on their children’s education and keep their daughters in school even when it is that time of the month.

“Oprah’s support of the project on GlobalGiving provides a promising push for Kasiisi Project to soar,” Alice says, “and as told at GES… this latest connection could provide for me the impetus to successfully ‘do good well.’”