Learn About Health & Sustainability with Saathi Pads

Learn about what we do at Saathi

Our Impact

We realized that the impacts we're measuring aligned with various UN SDGs and are excited to be part of the solution.We have partnered with various NGOs, CSR to work on various projects to address period poverty.

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Body

Saathi pads are made of bamboo and banana fibers and help menstruators avoid rashes and irritation during their period. Plastics pads can damage our bodies in ways that we don't realize. The chemical-free nature of these materials makes them safe for the environment and the menstruator.

Phases of Menstruation

January 22, 2021

Saathi has taken our Instagram family on an interesting diary-reading journey, which has been expertly visualized in the form of doodles by Sumouli Dutta

Menstruation Not Just a Female Issue

June 29, 2020

The term menstruation has always been associated with girls and women. We often see and hear a woman's perspective on menstruation. But the process of menstruation occurs in anybody with a functioning uterus and ovaries irrespective of their cisgender (a gender assigned to a person upon birth).

Yoga for Periods | Yoga Asanas and Benefits

June 21, 2021

Yoga for Irregular periods, abnormalities and cramps. Yoga Asanas and menstrual health benefits. How to get less painful periods? How do I reduce my menstrual pain?

Community

We have an all-women in our manufacturing unit which allows us to provide livelihood opportunities to women. Farmers growing banana trees gain additional income as we purchase their otherwise discarded agri-byproduct to make our pads.

UN Goals that Saathi pads follows to be environment friendly

How Can Sanitary Pads Impact Global Sustainability?

December 18, 2020

Sanitary pads and global sustainability, everything is inextricably linked. This blog is a guide to what the United Nations SDGs are, how sanitary pads affect global sustainability, and what Saathi aims at achieving!

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What is Period Poverty and How Saathi Addresses it in India

December 23, 2020

This is part 2 in our series of blogs about Saathi’s mission to make sanitary pads that are good for the body, community and environment. Read on to know more particularly about what period poverty exactly is, and what are the consequences of it!

Awareness about Saathi pads to rural women

Why is a Sustainable Solution Essential to Creating Period Equity?

January 19, 2021

This is the third part in Saathi’s series: Saathi’s mission to make sanitary pads that are good for the body, community and environment.

Our Workshops

We also hold workshops! Learn more about the workshops we run...

Saathi Workshops

Environment

We eliminate plastic waste and CO2 emissions by manufacturing products that are 100% biodegradable, plastic-free and chemical-free.

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Plastics: A Boon Turned Curse

October 8, 2021

Did you know that regular sanitary pads contain nearly 90% of plastic? These period plastics can take 600-800 years to just break down into microplastics.