Five deaf schoolgirls from Abuja reach a world technology final with an app that finds sanitary pads

Five students at Government Secondary School in Kuje, Abuja — who call themselves the STRIM Girls — became global finalists at the 2026 Technovation Girls World Summit in Bengaluru, India. Their app, Saving Pad, uses artificial intelligence to help girls find pad banks, request menstrual products and learn about menstrual health. Nigeria's Presidency publicly celebrated the team, calling their run proof of what deaf students achieve when teaching and mentorship actually include them.

SDG 4 · Quality education — Mechanism: tech innovation