Providing Menstrual Care as a Standard Facility Service.
Inteco Kenya operates Pad ATM, a fully managed system that keeps sanitary pads available in schools and workplaces year round. We install and maintain sanitary pad dispensers to deliver structured access, continuous sanitary pad supply, and reliable operations, with minimal staff management.
Facilities Need Structured Menstrual Care Systems.
Kenyan schools and workplaces do not have permanent systems to provide menstrual care as a standard service on-site. This creates three operational challenges:
Repeated Disruption
Unmet menstrual needs repeatedly disrupt women's and girls' daily routine. Users must find sanitary pads when need arises, creating repeated interruptions through out the school or work day.
Informal Handling
Unmet menstrual care needs get pushed to informal or ad-hoc channels. Such as: teachers buying pads out of pocket, employees borrowing from colleagues, or users leaving the premise entirely.
No Planning Capacity
Unmet menstrual needs leave facilities unable to plan, budget, or forecast resources needed to fill this gap, leaving menstrual care provision entirely reactive.
Service Infrastructure for Menstrual Care
Pad ATM provides the structured system facilites need. We operate as a managed service that delivers permanent access, manage sanitary pad supply and ensure operational accountability.
Permanent Access
Wall-mounted sanitary pad dispensers are installed at designated facility locations. Users access pads directly when needed without any staff intervention.
Facilities can choose from two access modes that fit their users needs:
- Free-vend gives users free direct access.
- Facilities can set monthly limits within free-vend to maintain appropriate service levels.
- Pay-as-you-go provides users with a self-service M-Pesa payment option.
Supply Management
We establish a sanitary pad supply plan based on each facility's usage patterns, monitor stock levels, and deliver stock refills on schedule, removing inventory tracking and ordering from school's and workplace's responsibilities.
Brand Flexibility: We supply and manage any sanitary pad of choice.
Managed Operations
We manage all system operations. This includes:
- Installation
- System maintenance
- Issue resolution
- User support
Facilities only need to provide wall space and a coordination contact. In return, they receive usage reporting and service updates that give visibility into provision patterns.
The Service Delivery Mechanism
Pad ATM's sanitary pad dispenser is the physical infrastructure that sanitary pads are delivered through on-site.
- Wall-mounted sanitary pad dispenser designed for high-traffic facility environments.
- Compact footprint suitable for washroom or corridor installation.
- Single-pad dispensing per transaction.
- Compatible with all sanitary pads available in the market.
- Electrically operated with battery backup for uninterrupted service.
- Corrision-resistant casing.
- Secured access for authorized personnel.
- Custom poster branding to intergrate the sanitary pad dispenser with the facility's visual identity.
- Fast, on-site access.
- Predictable availability during the day.
- Self-directed use without assistance.
- Consistent experience each time the system is used.
Service Performance Metrics
Users actively dispensing.
Across contracted sites.
Across facilities' hours.
Across contracted sites.
About Us
Inteco Kenya is Kenya's leading expert in facility-level menstrual care service delivery. We have spent over 12 years developing the operational systems, service protocols, and delivery standards that enable continuous menstrual product provision at institutional scale.
That journey began in 2013 when we established Kenya's first facility-based sanitary pad dispensing system. Since then we have introduced automated dispensing technology in the market, standardized facility-level menstrual care protocols and developed traceable service delivery and accountability systems to establish menstrual care as a standard service alongside other hygiene such as waste management, hand-washing soap and tissue.
Facilities Providing Long-Term Menstrual Care Access
Pad ATM provides infrastructure for facilities that have 50+ women or girls regularly. This includes:
- Primary and Secondary Schools
- Training Insitutions and Universities
- Corporate Offices
- Factories and Manufacturing Facilities