Daryeel. Astur. Kalsooni.
Astura Pads is building a new kind of women's health company: menstrual products manufactured in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, designed for comfort, priced for access, and rooted in the communities they serve.
Astura Pads is a women's health company focused on improving access to reliable and comfortable menstrual products through local manufacturing in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
By producing pads locally, Astura aims to reduce costs, improve availability, and create jobs — while supporting women's everyday needs with products designed for real life.
We are at the early stages of building our manufacturing capacity and actively seeking grant partners, mission-aligned investors, and suppliers who share our vision for locally-made women's health.
To expand access to affordable, high-quality menstrual products while building the local manufacturing capacity that East African women deserve.
— Our Mission
From the factory floor in Dire Dawa to the women who use our products every month, these principles shape how we design, manufacture, and deliver.
Producing pads in Dire Dawa to reduce costs, shorten supply chains, and keep value inside the communities we serve.
Designed for softness, absorbency, and everyday reliability — products that women can depend on without compromise.
Focused on making menstrual products more affordable for underserved communities, because access is non-negotiable.
Creating jobs, strengthening local production, and building a foundation for women's health manufacturing in East Africa.
We welcome inquiries from grant partners, mission-aligned investors, suppliers, and community organizations who share our vision.