About Anahat- We believe in creating accessible & sustainable menstrual care products that will empower women, from inception to menstruation.
- We have distributed over 1,50,000 cloth pads.
- We have saved 20 million plastic sanitary pad waste to dump our environment.
- We have created over INR 3,00,000 as income for the grassroot women involved with us.
- We have trained more than 800 women in making cloth pads as an alternative livelihood.
- We have reached more than 50,000 vulnerable menstruators with our products.
Sustainable hand made products by the women for the women
Healthy Choice for your body
Anahat Unnati Cloth Pads are made up of 100% cotton. Hence it is chemical free and rash resistant.
Good for the environment
One plastic disposable pad or diaper takes 700-800 yrs to decompose. Our Unnati Cloth products are reusable and hence creates zero waste.
Livelihood for local women
All Anahat Unnati products are made by women residing in vulnerable and border areas of West Bengal, India. Hence your purchase can generate livelihood for them.
Affordable choice
Anahat always works with a motto of making sustainable period products available to all. Hence our products are affordable without any compromise on quality.
How our Project Unnati works?
Identifying community & community leaders (preferably SHG women).
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Setting up of training unit with the help of a ground partner/local leaders (SHG’s)
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Training of identified women on making of Anahat Unnati products (reusable cloth pads & baby diapers)
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Extending work orders to women groups after consistant handholding & monitoring
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Distribution of hygiene kits in the community with proper awareness & education. This also facilitates promotion of the product.
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We do training and collaboration regarding MHM and SRH programmes.
Anahat’s training program ranges from providing correct knowledge on menstruation & SRH to the community to undertaking ToTs with govt trainers/Community leaders to training of women in making of reusable cloth pads. So far we have trained around 200 women in making of reusable cloth pads and have taken awareness sessions with 45k + communities. We have collaborated with the Govt, UNICEF, World Vision and many other reputed organizations for trainings. We work through grassroot partners and organizations.
