Social Business for underprivileged women can also afford Sanitary Napkins
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The Overview
women's menstruation is a matter still associated with taboo and discrimination. In some areas, women are still considered "unclean" during menstruation and are forbidden from entering the kitchen.
Deal with Menstrual Hygiene is considered as “an act of shame”
Superstitions & unaffordability create reproductive tract infections that posed a grave threat to women
Study reveals that girls and adult women are absent from school and work in developing countries up to 50 days a year simply because they do not have access to affordable sanitary pads.
Essential product become luxury coz of price
Rags, jhute, etc are traditional and common materials for menstrual hygiene
Softy will provide employment and affordability – double boon
Give women more freedom to go out.
Machines & Materials
Machines
De-fibration
Core formation
Soft-touch sealing
UV Sterilization and Packaging
Materials
Wood Pulp
Non-Woven top layer
Inner poly
Gum
Release paper
Manufacturing process
Tools & Material
A stainless steel container with a lid
A small motor that whips the international-grade raw-material
Works like a “mixie”
Operation
The cellulose raw-material is put into the container and the lid is closed
The motor is run for a few minutes
End result
The compressed core material becomes fluffy and uniform
The material is ready to be made into napkins.