Kada je shvatio da je njegova supruga bila prinuđena da bira između kupovine hrane za porodicu i svojih mesečnih ‚‚zaliha", Arunahalam Muruganantam joj je obećao da će pokušati da prevaziđe nedostak higijenskih uložaka. Njegovo istraživanje je postalo veoma lično - i dovelo ga je do stvaranja važnog poslovnog modela. (Snimljeno u Bangaloru kao deo TED globalne potražnje za talentima).

Arunahalam Muruganantam (Arunachalam Muruganantham): Kako sam započeo revoluciju higijenskog uloška!

A simple act to help at home sparked an affordable sanitary pad revolution. After realizing his wife had to choose between milk and menstrual supplies, one man spent years inventing a machine rural women could use to make pads themselves. Only two percent of women in India used sanitary pads, while most relied on unhygienic alternatives. By making the technology open and accessible, the movement has reached hundreds of communities and inspired change worldwide.

A Low-Cost Invention Transforms Menstrual Health For Millions

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Arunachalam Muruganantham: Arunahalam Muruganantam (Arunachalam Muruganantham): Kako sam započeo revoluciju higijenskog uloška!