Nigerian Lady Folasade Bamisaye Invents Green Pad

Folasade developed biogradeable menstrual pads with Plantain stem and also has been able to scale it up to the usual pad we know and hers is biogradeable and very healthy.
Her product is one of the finalist in Chivas venture and she will 200k dollars if you vote her to win...Unfortunately right now she is number 20 and has to get to number one to win the prize money.She is the only Nigerian there but people have not been voting because of unawareness.

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Folasade Bamisaye – Nigeria
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Green Pad gives women and girls access to feminine hygiene so they can live life as they should.

 Sustainable sanitary pads are made from banana and plantain tree fibres, which farmers would have otherwise considered waste.


They are fully biodegradable within 6 months, but most importantly, they are affordable to all women, and generate extra income for plantain farmers.


In developing countries, most women and girls living in poverty cannot afford to buy female sanitary products. They are forced to resort to unhygienic alternatives such as rags, foams or toilet paper, resulting in various health risks. In Nigeria, particularly in rural and semi-urban areas, a lot of girls have to miss school during their period. As a result of so much absenteeism, they cannot complete their education.

Green pad aims to improve menstrual hygiene and reproductive health by giving these girls an alternative, that is also respectful of the environment.