[1] Always sanitary pads and other products are sold under the brand name Whisper in Japan, Singapore, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, China, South Korea, Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Australia, Cambodia and Indonesia, Lines in Italy, Orkid in Turkey, and both Evax and Ausonia in Spain and Portugal.
The campaign highlighted the self-empowerment of women during the pandemic, including those fighting isolation at home, not seeing family for long periods of time, managing remote work and school, teaching and learning with children and adapting to a new definition.
The "Like a Girl" campaign, which was released worldwide with more focus on U.S. and African markets, from Leo Burnett won the 2015 Emmy Award for outstanding commercial.
[6][7] The school program run by Whisper (in India) has helped teach young girls about female hygiene in a country where menstruation is still a big taboo.
[8][9] Always has also undertaken similar programs in Kenya, Nigeria, and other parts of Africa to raise awareness about menstruation, celebrate Menstrual Hygiene Day, and provide easy access to sanitary products to schoolgirls.
[10][11] The 'Always Keeping Girls in School' program undertaken by Always Africa is an ongoing attempt by the brand to raise awareness about menstruation and period poverty in the region.
In Kenya, where Always sells sanitary pads (blue and pink variant) and pantyliners, this program has helped thousands of schoolgoing teenage girls learn about period and menstrual hygiene.
Okore highlighted the need for gentler skin products (sanitary pads, pantyliners, tampons) to be made available in African markets.
MobileShaala provides underprivileged girls in India access to school through web-based learning including subjects like Science, Geography, English, Mathematics and Puberty Education in 6 Indian languages.