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7. Sanitary Napkin Project (SNP)

BIRDS ‐ SHELTER International to empower marginalized widows and abandoned
women in rural & urban areas of Andhra Pradesh, India. BIRDS ‐ SHELTER aims to achieve
this goal through education, advocacy, better health & hygiene and promotion of safe and
secure employment for these widows / women.

Project Purpose and Goals:

The goal of the Sanitary Napkin Project (SNP) is to provide a safe and respectful
workplace for widows in a social business that will benefit women and girls in the area
by providing them with affordable sanitary napkins.

BIRDS with the help of SHELTER International started Sanitary Napkin Project on 26 th
July 2014 at Mythayalapadu campus, running successfully with employment to 10
widows in production, and five other supports personal for marketing and management.

Current Activities: Napkins making SNP trainings given in year 2022

24 ‐ 01 – 2022: 3days SNP training given to 4 persons at birds SNP for Kakinada team

25 – 01 – 2022: 3days SNP training given to 5 persons at birds SNP for Polavaram team

Also given awareness classes on using of sanitary napkins to the above all trainees

Packets Production / Sales – Details for the Year 2022
Production Sales (non‐Profit) Free Distribution
SN Month
during month Quantity pkts Quantity
Materials
1 January 364
grading
2 February 1,250 1,330 50
Materials
3 March 2,847 150
grading
4 April 600 400 150
5 May 1,000 300 150
6 June 900 375 500
7 July 1,000 1,485 500
8 August 600 70 290
9 September 500 60 220
Materials
10 October 500 100
grading
11 November 500 00 00
12 December 500 55 500
Total free
Total Production Total Sales Distribution
6,850 7,422
2,974

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