Women helping women since 2019

What is
#Pads4Paps?

#Pads4Paps is a women-led social-health initiative founded by Dr Colette Adams-Julius and 4FR Health. It brings women’s healthcare, cervical-health awareness and menstrual dignity together—encouraging women to prioritise their own health while helping another woman or girl manage menstruation with dignity.

Explore the current campaign See how it works

Women’s healthcare
Menstrual dignity
Community partnership

Women participating in a #Pads4Paps community handover — Care with wider purposeChoose your health. Help another woman do the same.

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The idea emerged from the simple notion of women helping women.

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150+Pap smears during the 2022 campaign

800+Pad packs donated in 2022

One purposeHealth and dignity together

The simple idea

Care for yourself. Help another woman do the same.

#Pads4Paps creates a bridge between preventative women’s healthcare and practical community support. Women are encouraged to make time for their own health, while patients, professionals, businesses and families can help extend dignity to women and girls who need sanitary products.

The campaign is a social-health initiative of 4FR Health and 4FR Help NPC. It is designed to make healthcare conversations more accessible, strengthen cervical-health awareness and turn one act of care into a wider ripple of support.

“One appointment can begin with your own health and still become part of something bigger.”The #Pads4Paps promise

Women’s health products prepared for donation — Practical dignity

Volunteer medical professionals supporting #Pads4Paps — Professional care

Laboratory partner support for #Pads4Paps — Community partnership

How #Pads4Paps works

One act of care creates a wider ripple.

The exact campaign model may evolve from year to year, but the central idea remains the same.

Choose your health

Book or attend a focused women’s-health consultation and raise the questions or concerns that matter to you.

Join the wider purpose

Your participation connects with a campaign built around cervical-health awareness, education and community giving.

Help protect dignity

Sanitary products, sponsorships, professional time and partnerships help support women and girls beyond the consultation room.

Why it exists

Women’s health is too often postponed.

Work, family, children, finances and everyday responsibilities can place a woman’s own health at the bottom of a very long list. #Pads4Paps creates a welcoming opportunity to pause, ask questions and take a meaningful next step.

At the same time, access to sanitary products remains a practical dignity issue. The campaign brings these two realities together without losing sight of the individual woman at the centre of each appointment.

See the current patient journey

Campaign focus

Healthcare, education and dignity belong together.

Encouraging women to prioritise appropriate preventative care
Raising awareness of cervical health and screening
Creating respectful space for women’s-health questions
Supporting access to sanitary products
Building partnerships between healthcare and community

Clinical care remains individual and is always guided by the patient’s needs and the clinician’s assessment.

Our story

Built from volunteer care and community generosity.

#Pads4Paps began as a Women’s Day initiative and developed into a wider Women’s Month campaign.

Volunteer doctors supporting the first campaign

2019

The first volunteer clinic

Dr Colette and fellow medical professionals offered their time for women’s-health care linked to sanitary pad donations.

Women attending an earlier #Pads4Paps clinic

2019–2022

A growing movement

The initiative welcomed women from different communities and developed stronger professional and laboratory support.

2022–today

Building a sustainable future

More than 150 Pap smears and over 800 packs of sanitary pads were recorded in 2022. The campaign now continues through a more structured patient and partnership model.

Impact and beneficiaries

Dignity reaches further when people work together.

Historic #Pads4Paps donations have supported women and girls through community organisations including Ratang Bana Place of Safety. As the campaign develops, beneficiaries and distribution arrangements may vary by campaign year.

The evergreen purpose remains unchanged: to direct practical support where it can protect dignity, reduce disruption and strengthen the well-being of women and girls.

Read about the campaign in the media

Dr Colette Adams-Julius at a #Pads4Paps sanitary product handover — Purposeful giving through trusted community relationships

The current campaign

Ready to take the next step for your health?

My Journey is the patient-focused campaign experience. It explains what the appointment offers, what to expect, how the booking process works and how you can choose to support another woman.

Begin My Journey Read campaign questions

Get involved

Choose how you would like to make a difference.

#Pads4Paps grows through patients, professionals, families, schools, businesses and community partners.

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Choose your own health

Explore the current women’s-health campaign and find an appointment when bookings are available.

Begin My Journey →

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Sponsor another woman

Help someone participate when cost may otherwise prevent her from accessing the campaign.

Discuss sponsorship →

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Donate sanitary products

Individuals, families, schools and businesses can help provide practical menstrual dignity.

Arrange a donation →

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Volunteer or partner

Healthcare professionals, laboratories, suppliers and organisations are invited to contribute their expertise or resources.

Become a partner →

Frequently asked questions

Clear answers about the initiative.

Campaign-specific appointment, contribution and availability information is published in My Journey.

Is #Pads4Paps only about Pap smears?

No. Cervical-health awareness was central to the campaign’s origin, but the broader initiative connects women’s healthcare, education, menstrual dignity and community support. The services available at a particular clinic are stated on the current campaign page.

Can I donate without booking an appointment?

Yes. You may donate sanitary products, discuss sponsorship, volunteer professional services or explore a partnership without booking a medical appointment.

Is an additional donation compulsory for patients?

No. Any added sponsorship or donation is optional and does not affect a patient’s own appointment.

Who receives the sanitary products?

Beneficiaries and distribution arrangements are confirmed for each campaign. Historic support has included Ratang Bana Place of Safety.

Care beyond the consultation room

Choose your health. Help protect her dignity.

Explore the current campaign, donate sanitary products, sponsor another woman or partner with #Pads4Paps.

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