Female Sanitation | Reusable Pads
Empowering women and girls through safe sanitation practices and access to education and opportunities, using reusable and hygienic pads.
An estimated 500 million women across the globe are unable to access adequate Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) facilities and materials.
1.25 billion women and girls have no access to a safe, private toilet and 526 million don’t have a toilet at all (UN, 2020)
In rural Timor-Leste, 55% of women stated that they did not have access to alternative menstrual hygiene solutions to disposable pads (PEV, 2020)
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What we are doing
We’re enabling access to an affordable, reusable, and culturally-sensitive menstrual management solution for women and girls in Timor-Leste: reusable sanitary pads.
Reusable pads are environmentally sustainable, require very little training to use and keep clean, are culturally sensitive and discreet, and are more cost-effective over time compared to disposable pads. From our initial conversations in Timor-Leste, 57% of women stated they would prefer to use reusable products, usually due to the long-term savings associated with a reusable product, as well as recognition of the environmental benefits.
To bring this powerful social enterprise to life, as well as the empowerment of MHM to Timor-Leste’s 400,000 menstruating women and girls, we are leveraging the already established local infrastructure. Working with existing manufacturers and distributors in Timor-Leste, as well as employing local women as sales agents and partners, we’re keeping more money in the local economy, enhancing GDP, and further combating gender inequality.
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Connecting young change-makers and technology partners you will be testing social enterprise solutions in real-world contexts at the very early stages. This is an opportunity to deeply understand our community members and work with them to develop a meaningful social impact.
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You can join over 9 active projects we have developed in countries such as India, Timor-Leste, Fiji and Malawi, as well as rural communities around Australia. You can even make a social impact from the comfort of home as a social impact consultant through our Virtual Impact Program. Our innovative project solutions span across a range of areas for maximum impact, including agriculture, microfinance and solar energy solutions.
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Female Sanitation | Menstrual Cups
Empowering women and girls through safe sanitation practices and access to education and opportunities, using reusable and hygienic menstrual cups
Female Sanitation | Reusable Pads
Empowering women and girls through safe sanitation practices and access to education and opportunities, using reusable and hygienic pads.
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