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With its sanitary pads for the Indian market, startup company Saathi solves two problems at once. Just 16 percent of women in India use them due to poverty and other reasons, which causes health and social issues. At the same time, manufacturing them wastes millions of gallons of water, and two million tons of pads end up in landfills every year. To help with all that, Saathi's pads are affordable, made from discarded banana tree fibers, manufactured in a sustainable way and 100 percent biodegradable.
Engadget met with Saathi co-founders Kristin Kagetsu and Tarun Bothra at the Hello Tomorrowconference in Paris. The company not only won €15,000 in the wellbeing cateogry of the Hello Tomorrow Global Startup Challenge, but also the €5,000 Impact prize and grand prize of €100,000 -- a sweep of all categories.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/banana-fiber-sanitary-pads-solve-160000603.html
Engadget met with Saathi co-founders Kristin Kagetsu and Tarun Bothra at the Hello Tomorrowconference in Paris. The company not only won €15,000 in the wellbeing cateogry of the Hello Tomorrow Global Startup Challenge, but also the €5,000 Impact prize and grand prize of €100,000 -- a sweep of all categories.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/banana-fiber-sanitary-pads-solve-160000603.html
