Saathi Pads

Saathi is the first company to make a 100% biodegradable sanitary pad from banana fibre. We believe in a cradle-to-cradle approach to women's health that benefits women and their communities at every step. Our women-led team was founded in 2014 by MIT and Nirma graduate, Kristin, Tarun and Grace. We are headquartered in Ahmedabad, India. Our production plant is proudly women-operated.We have a multi-layered impact throughout our supply chain: banana farmers receive additional income, consumers are able to use all natural product which doesn't cause irritation or rashes, and finally we have product that is compostable and therefore doesn't have any negative impact on the environment either through plastic waste or CO2 emissions which traditional pads have, Saathi's team consist of 75% women employee and we are dedicated to supporting women empowerment. We have employed low-income women in our production team and also running an initiative called #ONEMILLIONPADS partnering with NGOs to distribute pads among underprivileged rural women.Few of our awards:Time Magazine: "100 Best Inventions of 2019"Top Startup B2MC-Taiwan, 2019Winner Not Impossible Awards,2019Aarohan Social Innovations Award, 2019, IndiaEnterprising Women of the Year by MSME, 2019IndiaThe 2019 St Andrews Prize for the Environment, 2019, UKFast Company's Annual List of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2019Toilet Board Coalition, Geneva 2019, Switzerland IP Start-Up of the Year 2018Expo 2020 Live Grant Award 2018, DubaiCartier Women's Initiative Awards Finalist 2018, SingaporeGlobal Cleantech Innovation Program Global Winner 2018, LAHello Tomorrow Global Challenge Winner 2017, ParisMIT Solve 2017, NYCGrand Challenges Canada 2017Circular Board Pitch for Purpose Winner 2017, HoustonSXSW Accelerator Pitch Finalist in Healthcare 2017, AustinAsia Social Innovation Award 2017, Hong Kong