The hope of equality finds it's way through sustainable development to a greener future where equality is most important goal to be achieved.This team,consisting of 7-8 women,are busy processing and supplying eco friendly sanitary napkins which are plastic free and biodegradable.But the entire process even engages more than 150 women workers from office work to processing unit.Thus this enlightens sustainable development both by employing women and creating awareness.
In India most of the sanitary napkins which women use are mostly made of plastic and non bio degradable. And there are more than 50% ladies till date who can not afford to have sanitary napkins when they are on period. So the problem is two directional. To educate people to use sanitary napkins and also to eradicate the use of non biodegradable sanitary napkins few NGOs have come forward. They are organising Self Help Groups and appointing women to make sanitary napkins. Women are getting salaries which is helping in their livelihoods and also they are getting free bio degradable sanitary napkins. This idea is doing wonders. These working ladies are also taught to spread awareness of using sanitary napkins. Moreover the sanitary napkin companies of India make huge profit with their plastic products and many women can not afford to buy them. Now these NGOs are giving away sanitary napkins in mere 2 to 3 INR so that the mass population of the country can use sanitary napkins. I went to document such a NGO named 'Stree' (meaning Lady) and clicked this image.