Ella Pad Bangladesh
Commonwealth Point of Light 101. Mamunur Rahman
Mamunur Rahman, representing Bangladesh, is the founder of ‘Ella Pad’, an innovative low-cost, eco-friendly sanitary product made out of garment waste by women, for women.
In Bangladesh four million women working in garment factories lack access to sanitary towels, and usually depend on dirty rags, often leading to infections and resulting in the need to take time off work. Motivated to change this, Mamunur created ‘Ella Pad’, a low-cost sanitary pad which has improved health, hygiene and employment opportunities for over 50,000 women. Mamunur’s groundbreaking work has reduced the rate of absenteeism in factories and schools, while also reducing waste.