28th October 2021, Kathmandu
Nepal CRS Company announces the launch of a biodegradable Sanitary Napkin under the brand name “Freedom” in Dadeldhura of Sudurpashchim Province.
With financial support from the German Development Cooperation through KFW under Improvement of Maternal and Child Care in Remote Areas (IMCCR) program, as a part of the IMCCR program, CRS has kicked off the Menstrual Hygiene Management Project in four districts of Sudurpaschim Province; Dadeldhura, Doti, Baitadi and Bajhang Districts.
Nepal CRS Company today announces the launch of a biodegradable sanitary napkin/ pad under the brand name “Freedom” in Dadeldhura of Sudurpashchim province. The pads are 100% oxy-biodegradable and have passed the bio-degradability test (certified under ISO 17088 Standard/ IS 5405 Standard). Unlike normal pads, these pads can decompose and prevent harmful effects on the environment.
The pads are super absorbent with a cottony feel and wings to wrap to avoid side leakage. Each pack of “Freedom” consists of 8 pads (235 mm in size) and display instructions to use, store and dispose of in the outer packaging.
Freedom will be available all over Nepal through CRS’s social marketing initiative with a precise focus on the accessibility and availability of sanitary pads in the four project districts of Sudurpashchim province. Adolescent school girls and others in these districts will have easy access to the pads at their nearest outlets, more specifically at the outlets near their schools.
CRS will launch the bio-degradable napkin and commence the Menstrual Hygiene Management Project in approx. Six hundred public schools of these 4 districts. However, the pads will be available all over Nepal through CRS’s social marketing initiative.