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Meet Anju Bist Who Has Helped Over 5 Lakh Women Switch To Reusable Sanitary
Edex Live
June 1, 2023
In 2022, Anju Bist was among the 75 women who were honoured as ‘Women Transforming India’ by Niti Aayog, the apex public policy thinktank of the Government of India.
Meet 3 extraordinary women leading the menstrual health and hygiene movement in the South
Edex Live
May 28, 2023
Shivajyothi, a software engineer at Deloitte, had an eye-opening experience a few years ago when she attended an awareness workshop on sanitary waste management organised by “Saukyam Reusable Pads”, an initiative by Amritanandamayi.
Faridabad: Menstrual hygiene is very important: Rani Rampal
Edex Live
May 24, 2023
Padma Rani Rampal, former captain of the Indian women’s hockey team, has said that menstrual hygiene is very important for the well-being and empowerment of women and adolescent girls.
Women brand making sanitary pads from banana fibre gets best social initiative award
Edex Live
Jan 1, 2023
‘Saukhyam’ reusable pads, a Mata Amritanandamayi Math project, are made by women self-help groups in various states of the country to empower women in rural areas.
NITI Aayog honour for Kerala's Anju Bist - pad-woman of India
Edex Live
Mar 29, 2022
Anju and her team are the first in the world to make reusable menstrual pads from banana fibre, which comes from agro-waste.
These reusable sanitary pads made out of banana fibres offer an affordable alternative to women in rural India
Edex Live
June 9, 2021
Saukhyam is a sustainable menstrual hygiene product that allows women to be comfortable during their period while protecting nature as well.
केले के रेशे बनने वाले सैनिटरी पैड बचाएंगे पर्यवरण
Peoples Samachar
June 5, 2021
नया जमाना नयी सोच | २ लाख से ज्यादा महिलाओं और युवतीयों ने पर्यावरण बचाने अपनाए रीयुसेबल पैड
World Menstrual Hygiene Day: Covid and lockdown making periods 'greener'
The Times of India
May 28, 2021
Being home free of the worry of staining and reduced discomfort, and the sudden awareness of the broken relationship with nature that covid-19 brought is nudging women towards alternative menstrual products.
MENSTRUAL HYGIENE: REUSABLE SANITARY PADS FOR ALL WOMEN AND GIRLS
Health Vision
May 28, 2021
Reusable menstrual pad is clearly an idea whose time has come. Not only are such reusable products helping many consumers save money, they are also offering a better choice to scores of women.
Stress on use of reusable sanitary pads
The Hindu
May 27, 2021
The speakers also said how India had an ISO standard for reusable sanitary pads and their use was gaining acceptance across the world.
Reusable pads essential to make menstrual hygiene sustainable for all women and girls
Express News
May 27, 2021
Educated and informed young women are switching to reusable products, not only due to environmental concerns but also potential health hazards of using disposable sanitary pads.
In rural areas these days, women and girls aspire to have a better product for menstrual hygiene. More than 200,000 women and girls have made the shift both in India and internationally to Saukhyam reusable pads
Connect Gujarat
May 26, 2021
Sustainable menstrual hygiene in India can be achieved only with reusable pads made of organic material.
Concern for environment, health and cost are decisive factors in the preference for banana fibre pads says the study conducted by Amrita University
5 Dariya News
May 26, 2021
As the core absorbent material in Saukhyam Reusable Pads, banana fibre offers a sustainable solution for women to meet their menstrual hygiene needs.
India now has ISO standards for reusable sanitary pads (IS 17514:20). Big businesses all over the world are beginning to embrace the principles of circular economy in which there is no waste
Daily Canon Times
May 26, 2021
Reusable menstrual pads is clearly an idea whose time has come. Not only are such reusable products helping many consumers save money, they are also offering a better choice to scores of women. This is the only sustainable way to make menstrual hygiene accessible and affordable.
This Kerala NGO has developed low-cost, eco-friendly cloth pads for rural women
United News of India
May 26, 2021
Sustainable menstrual hygiene in India can be achieved only with reusable pads made of organic material.
Reusable menstrual pads is clearly an idea whose time has come
Mumbai News Express
May 26, 2021
Reusable menstrual pads is clearly an idea whose time has come.Big businesses all over the world are beginning to embrace the principles of circular economy in which there is no waste.
Saukhyam Reusable Pads are the first ones in the world to be made from banana fiber, which is a naturally occurring absorbent material
City Air News
May 26, 2021
Sustainable menstrual hygiene in India can be achieved only with reusable pads made of organic material.
This Kerala NGO has developed low-cost, eco-friendly cloth pads for rural women
City Today News
May 26, 2021
In rural areas these days, women and girls aspire to have a better product for menstrual hygiene.
Women and girls aspire to have a better product for menstrual hygiene by shifting to reusable sanitary pads, evident from the fact that more than 200,000 women and girls have made the shift both in India and internationally to Saukhyam reusable pads
Healthy Soch
May 26, 2021
If every woman and girl of menstruating age in India were to use disposable pads, 38,500,000,000 used pads would be discarded every month-an environmental disaster since each of these would take 500-800 years to degrade naturally.
Reusable pads essential to make menstrual hygiene sustainable for all women and girls
Punekar News
May 26, 2021
Educated and informed young women are switching to reusable products, not only due to environmental concerns but also potential health hazards of using disposable sanitary pads.
This Kerala NGO has developed low-cost, eco-friendly cloth pads for rural women
Money Control
February 27, 2021
Reusable pads are cheaper than even the Rs 1 Suvidha pads sold in Jan Aushadi stores.
NGO Develops Low-Cost Eco-Friendly Cloth Pads At 1/10th Of Current Prices. Aims To Make Hygiene Affordable
The Indian Feed
February 27, 2021
With the price kept low, they make a profit of Rs. 5 per pad that goes to the self-help group that makes the pad.
This Kerala NGO’s Cloth Pads Are Low-Cost, Eco-Friendly, and Generate Employment Too!
eShe - The Female Gaze
February 20, 2021
A Kerala-based social enterprise built on spiritual and humanitarian values is out to provide rural women access to low-cost, eco-friendly cloth pads.
अंजू को पर्यावरण और महिला दोनों की चिंता है
अमर उजाला अपराजिता
January 30, 2021
अंजू हर राज्य में इन पैड्स को पहुचाये जाने की कोशिश कर रही है। अभी जम्मू, राजस्थान, उत्तराखंड आदि जगहों और ऑनलाइन पर भी उपलब्ध है।
केले के रेशे से बने हैं ये रियूजेबल सेनेटरी पैड्स, जानें क्या है इनकी खासियत
DOCTOR NDTV हिंदी
January 23, 2021
सेनेटरी कचरे का निपटान आसान करने के लिए नई-नई तकनीकी इजाद की जा रही हैं. इसी बीच सौख्यम ने केले के फाइबर से पैड बनाने की तरकीब खोज निकाली.
पर्यावरण प्रदूषण को कम और ग्रामीण शिक्षा को प्रोत्साहित करती है रियूजेबल पैड्स- अंजू विष्ट
गृहशोभा
January 23, 2021
आज 50 हजार से अधिक महिलाएं इस पैड्स का प्रयोग कर रही है, जिससे करीब 875 टन से भी अधिक नॉन-बायोडिग्रेडेबल मेंसुरल वेस्ट को कम किया गया है.
These reusable sanitary pads made of banana fibre are helping women have an eco-friendly period
MSN LIFESTYLE
January 15, 2021
These women conduct awareness workshops that serve as the focal point for distribution and sales.
केले के फाइबर से बने ये रीयूजेबल सैनिटरी पैड्स हैं आपके लिए ज्यादा साफ-सुथरा ईको फ्रेंडली विकल्प
HEALTH SHOTS
January 15, 2021
भले ही बाजार सैनिटरी पैड्स से भरा हुआ है, लेकिन उनमें से अधिकांश पर्यावरण प्रदूषण का कारण हैं। जबकि सौख्यम रीयूजेबल पैड्स, कृषि अपशिष्ट से बने हैं और इनका दोबारा इस्तेमाल किया जा सकता है।
These reusable sanitary pads made of banana fibre are helping women have an eco-friendly period
HEALTH SHOTS
January 14, 2021
Saukhyam reusable pads, however, are made from agro waste and are reusable!
केले के फ़ाइबर से बने सैनिटरी पैड्स क्यों हैं बेहद ख़ास?
BBC NEWS HINDI
December 10, 2020
पर्यावरण के लिए भी फ़ायदेमंद बताए जा रहे ये पैड कैसे बनते हैं? जानिए, इस वीडियो के ज़रिए. वीडियो सुशीला सिंह और दीपक जसरोटिया
Now, Make Sustainable Menstrual Choices with Saukhyam Pads
THE TRIBUNE
December 7, 2020
These pads provide a sustainable and eco-friendly alternative to traditional sanitary napkins that contribute to the problems of waste and climate change.
बाजार में आ गए हैं धोकर इस्तेमाल करने वाले सेनेटरी पैड्स, एक बार खरीदो 4 साल की छुट्टी
TV9HINDI GOOD NEWS
December 7, 2020
बाजार में मिलने वाले दूसरे पैड्स का इस्तेमाल एक बार ही हो पाता है. ये पैड्स डिस्पोजेबल भी नहीं होते लेकिन सौख्यम पैड्स के साथ ऐसा कोई झंझट नहीं है. इन पैड्स को कटे हुए केले के पेड़ के रेशो से बनाया जाता है.
Don’t Throw in the Towel: On Saukhyam Reusable Sanitary Pads
THE HINDU
November 29, 2019
In December 2016, the product was awarded the Most Innovative Product Award by the National Institute of Rural Development and also acknowledged as a sustainable model by the United Nations.
Four Ways to An Eco-Friendly Period
THE HINDU
May 20, 2019
Saukhyam provides reusable pads made of cotton and banana fiber. The inserts are detachable and are stuffed with banana fibre that absorbs the menstrual blood.
Sustainable Switch
THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS
January 31, 2019
The pads are the initiative of Amrita SeRVe (Self Reliant Village) project of Mata Amritanandamayi Math. The aim is not only to prevent an environmental catastrophe but also provide employment to rural women.
Bleed Red, Bleed Green
THE HINDU
June 5, 2018
The pads are made in rural areas, giving job opportunities to women. They are made using banana fiber, which is one of the most absorbent materials found in Nature, and are sold at a minimal cost.
Youngsters are willing to switch over to reusable pads: Anju Bist
TIMES OF INDIA
June 5, 2018
However, if every woman of reproductive age in India were to use disposable sanitary pads, an estimated 5,800 crore soiled pads would be discarded annually.
Reusable Sanitary Pads of Organic Matter of Any Help?
DECCAN CHRONICLE
May 29, 2018
Menstrual educators and experts discuss about sustainable menstrual hygiene with reusable sanitary pads on account of Menstrual Hygiene Day.
Wash & Wear
THE PIONEER
April 1, 2018
“Our experience shows that women are willing to try eco-friendly solutions,” Bist says who has satisfied customers not only in rural India but also in countries like Singapore.
Time to Go Green. Period!
DECCAN HERALD
March 30, 2018
"In the olden days, women would use cloth and find it highly inconvenient. But a modern-day cloth pad is different from a piece of cloth. It is economical, doesn't stain and is as easy to wash as a handkerchief."
Ban Those Taboos, Period!
THE STATESMAN
March 8, 2018
Conversation around menstruation is avoided in India even today. One cannot openly discuss the problems related to something as natural as menstruation as it is considered embarrassing, dirty and impure.
Pad Positive: Towards a Sustainable Alternative
TIMES OF INDIA
March 4, 2018
“Since today’s youth are more environmentally aware, it is necessary that we start talking to them early on all the facets of menstruation,” says Bist.
There is a reusable pad in the market that’s made with banana fiber and cotton cloth. Here's all you need to know.
SWATCHINDIA NDTV
Feb 26, 2018
The project prevents an environmental catastrophe and gives each and every woman of India an easy access to sanitary napkins.
Move over padman, this padwoman strives to make environment-friendly sanitary napkins
INDIA TODAY
Feb 26, 2018
With the equivalent of at least four plastic bags in it, a regular napkin takes about 800 years to degrade.
Pad Protagonists of Green and Hygiene
THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS
Feb 24, 2018
“There is no problem in talking about pads with a man. You shouldn’t feel shy. You must help end the stigma around menstruation.”- Mata Amritanandamayi.
Padding Up a Sustainable Solution
DT NEXT
Feb 22, 2018
Banana fibre is one of the most natural absorbent materials and when we ran a pilot test we got some amazing results. The pads dry very fast, absorb much more than other cloth pads, are easy to wash and more comfortable than disposable pads.