The Campaign

Empowering women. Improving health. Building enterprise.

In Sikariya and across rural Bihar, sanitary pads remain unaffordable and inaccessible for most women and girls. Market price is ₹8+ per pad — out of reach for daily agricultural labourers earning ₹200–300 per day. The result: women resort to cloth, ash, and other unsafe alternatives. Health consequences are serious and preventable.

Ananda Foundation is establishing a sanitary pad manufacturing unit in Sikariya — the organisation's own village — to change this. The unit will produce high-quality, cotton-based sanitary pads at ₹3 per pad — well below the market rate. And it will employ at least 10 rural women from day one, paying basic salary plus performance-based incentives.

This is not charity. It is a sustainable enterprise — one that will eventually sustain itself and generate surplus income for the foundation's other programs.

Support This Campaign Request Full Proposal

€10,000

50% raised€10,000 target
~€5,000
~€5,000
Aug 2026
Active
Pad manufacturing unit project proposal
Why This Matters

Three problems. One solution.

01

Unaffordable pads = missed school days

Girls in rural Bihar miss 3–5 school days per month during menstruation. Not because of pain — but because they have no safe, affordable sanitary products. At ₹3/pad vs ₹8+ in shops, the Ananda unit makes the difference between attending and staying home.

02

No local employment for rural women

Agricultural work is seasonal, back-breaking and controlled by men. The pad unit offers 10+ women stable, year-round employment with a basic salary and performance incentives — in their own village, close to their families, with dignity.

03

NGO dependency vs sustainable enterprise

Ananda Foundation does not want to rely on donations forever. The pad unit will generate ₹80,000/month gross profit within its first year of full operation — a revenue stream that helps fund the foundation's other programs long-term.

Financial Projections

Monthly sales projection — at full production

Conservative projections based on local market research. The unit will install in our own village — zero rent, minimal overhead.

ParameterPer DayPer MonthValue
Production Capacity2,000 pads80,000 padsFull capacity
Selling Price——₹3 per pad
Total Sales Revenue₹6,000₹2,40,000₹2.40 Lacs/month
Cost Price——₹2 per pad
Total Production Cost₹4,000₹1,60,000₹1.60 Lacs/month
Gross Profit₹2,000₹80,000₹0.80 Lacs/month

* Profit before salary deductions, plant running costs and local taxes. Final net profit will depend on operational costs during ramp-up phase.

₹3
Selling price per pad
(vs ₹8+ in market)
10+
Rural women employed
from day one
0
Rent cost
(own village land)
₹80k
Gross profit/month
at full production
Where Your Money Goes

How the €10,000 will be spent

Every euro is accounted for. Here is the breakdown of how the funds will be used to get the unit operational.

45%

Manufacturing Equipment

Core pad-making machinery — pad forming unit, heat sealing equipment, and quality testing tools sourced from certified Indian manufacturers.

20%

Raw Materials (First Batch)

Initial stock of cotton, absorbent core material, packaging film and back-sheet. Sufficient for the first 2–3 months of production.

15%

Training & Capacity Building

Training the 10 initial women employees — machine operation, quality control, hygiene standards, basic bookkeeping and workplace safety.

10%

Setup & Infrastructure

Minor infrastructure work to prepare the production space — electrical fittings, ventilation, shelving and storage within our own village property.

7%

Distribution & Marketing

Initial distribution network setup — school outreach, self-help group partnerships, health centre connections across Nawada district.

3%

Contingency Reserve

A small operational buffer to handle unexpected costs during the ramp-up phase — typically machine repairs or material price fluctuations.

Project Timeline

From fundraising to first pad

✓
Community Consultation

2023–24 · Need confirmed

→
Fundraising Active

2025–26 · €10,000 target

4
Equipment & Setup

Jun–Jul 2026 · Installation

5
Production Launch

August 2026 · First pads

Social Impact

Beyond the numbers

Help Make This Happen

€5,000 still needed.
Launch in August 2026.

Every €100 brings us closer to the first pad rolling off the production line — made by a woman in Sikariya, for a girl in a school in Nawada.

Donate Now → Partner With Us

For bank transfer or large donation enquiries, write to anandafoundation1@gmail.com