period poverty

What began as a painful period led Geeta Solanki to a simple cloth pad — and a powerful idea. Today, her social enterprise Unipads is helping rural women across India reclaim dignity, livelihood, and the right to speak openly about periods.

After surviving a near-fatal accident, Sandy Khanda founded the Green Pencil Foundation to tackle education, menstrual hygiene, and climate advocacy. His ‘Periods of Pride’ initiative promotes eco-friendly menstrual products and has impacted over two lakh women.

Arun Gupta started Pinkishe Foundation in 2017, a Delhi-based NGO working to fill the gap of access to menstrual hygiene.