Who We Are
A global team of Nigerian women, united by justice, equity, and a deep love for our girls.
KARO OMU, Founder
London, United Kingdom
Karo Omu believes that a girl who can manage her period can stay in school, and a girl who stays in school can change her world.
She is the founder of Sanitary Aid Nigeria (SANG), a menstrual equity initiative working to end period poverty for girls and women across Nigeria. For Karo, menstrual health has never been just a hygiene issue. It is an education issue, a dignity issue, and an opportunity issue. She has built SANG around that conviction.
Tolani Thomas-Allinson, Director of Fundraising
London, United Kingdom
Tolani Thomas believes that no girl's education, confidence, or future should be limited by something as basic as access to a pad.
As Director of Fundraising, she leads efforts to secure the resources that make the organisation's mission possible — ensuring girls across Nigeria have access to the menstrual health products they need to stay in school and thrive.
Tosin Dada-Phillips, director of Partnerships
Lagos, Nigeria
Tosin Dada-Phillips believes that every girl deserves the dignity, confidence, and opportunity to thrive.
She supports fundraising, partnerships, and growth initiatives that expand access to menstrual health education and affordable products for girls and women across Nigeria. For Tosin, this work is personal: she is passionate about dismantling the silence around menstruation, increasing access to sustainable solutions, and making sure period poverty is never the reason a girl falls behind.
Alexa Chukwumah, director of communications
Philadelphia, United States
Alexa Chukwumah believes that the right story, told well, can move people to act, and that Nigerian girls deserve to have their stories told with power and dignity.
As Director of Communications, she shapes how the world understands and connects with the organisation's mission. From the website to campaigns to donor communications, She ensures that every word reflects the urgency, heart, and ambition behind the work of getting menstrual health products into the hands of girls across Nigeria.
Gabriella Scott, DIRECTOR of Design & Technology
New York, United States
Gabriella Scott believes that women deserve better. Better research, better resources, and better solutions that allow them to live pain-free, healthy lives on their own terms.
As Director of Design and Technology at SANG, she brings that conviction into everything she builds. Gabriella shapes the visual and technical infrastructure that powers the organisation's mission. Ensuring that SANG shows up with the clarity, creativity, and credibility the work demands.
Odukoya mide Tosan, Strategic Partner
Lagos, Nigeria
Odukoya Mide Tosan believes that periods should never be a source of shame and that every girl deserves to move through the world with ease, dignity, and support.
As a member of the SANG team, she contributes to advocacy and community engagement efforts that bring the organisation's mission to life on the ground. Tosan is committed to challenging the stigma that surrounds menstruation and to building the kind of communities where young girls and women feel seen, supported, and unburdened.
Anointed Falade, Programs Lead
Lagos, Nigeria
Anointed Falade believes that no girl should miss a single opportunity, in school, in life, or in her own future, because of period poverty.
As Programs Lead at SANG, she is at the heart of the organisation's day-to-day work: coordinating outreaches, managing operations, supporting fundraising and partnerships, and ensuring that every program is aligned to the mission of menstrual dignity for girls across Nigeria. Anointed is the kind of person who holds many threads at once and makes sure none of them drop.
Anita Iyayi, Social Media Lead
Lagos, Nigeria
Anita Iyayi believes that every girl deserves access to menstrual health education and that the right story, shared in the right way, can make that possible.
As Social Media Lead at SANG, she is the voice of the organisation online. From content strategy to community engagement to digital storytelling, Anita ensures that SANG's mission reaches the people who need to hear it and moves them to act.