Days for Girls' work on South Africa's Washable Task Committee paid off when the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) passed the first reusable sanitary standard: The manufacturer of Washable, Reusable Sanitary Towelson 6 May 2020. With this new SABS standard, the department said, consumers can be confident that a washable reusable menstrual pad offers women and girls an option that is affordable and longer lasting than a single use pad.