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Women Manufacturing Biodegradable Sanitary Pads

Women Manufacturing Biodegradable Sanitary Pads

Organization information

Village Volunteers

Location: Seattle, United States of America

Summary

Empowering Women Period is a consortium of women-run businesses by disenfranchised women (some escaping human trafficking) manufacturing low-cost, biodegradable sanitary pads from agricultural waste or water hyacinth, an invasive species. Your donation buys pads from the women entrepreneurs to provide hygiene assistance to at risk girls in school. Your donation buys sanitary pads from the woman-owned companies for vulnerable girls to consistently attend school without concern of humiliation.

Project locations

India

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