Innovations Item Code: IN-2024-2100261
Sector: Fabrication and Manufacturing
Description:
SussFlow is at the forefront of redefining menstrual care by offering a comprehensive solution that transcends the limitations of disposable pads. Our reusable sanitary pads provide a sustainable alternative, addressing hygiene, combating period poverty, and reducing carbon footprints.
1. Sustainable Innovation:
SussFlow's reusable pads are crafted from 100% organic cotton fabrics, ensuring comfort while minimizing environmental impact. The pads are handmade in Lagos, Nigeria, supporting local economies and adhering to ethical sourcing practices.
2. Affordability for All:
We understand the financial constraints contributing to period poverty. SussFlow's reusable pads are not only environmentally friendly but also cost-effective, making menstrual hygiene accessible to women across economic backgrounds.
3. Carbon Footprint Reduction:
Choosing SussFlow means actively contributing to climate action. By opting for reusable pads, women can significantly reduce their carbon footprint, aligning with SDG 13. Annually, SussFlow prevents the emission of an estimated 800 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, fostering a sustainable approach to menstrual care.
4. Community Empowerment:
SussFlow goes beyond products; we empower communities. Through community initiatives and partnerships, we aim to educate, raise awareness, and provide support, ensuring that our sustainable solution creates a positive impact on a broader scale.
SussFlow envisions a world where periods are not only sustainable and hygienic but also empower women economically. Join us in embracing a new era of menstrual care—one that is ethical, accessible, and environmentally responsible. Together, let's pave the way for a brighter and more sustainable future.
Stage of Innovation: Prototype (You have a working physical product)
Problem:
- The prevalent use of disposable pads presents a pressing issue, intertwining hygiene, period poverty, and environmental impact. Each woman using disposable pads annually leaves a carbon footprint of 5.8 kg carbon dioxide equivalent, contributing significantly to climate change and highlighting the urgency to adopt sustainable alternatives. This environmental strain is exacerbated by hygiene concerns associated with synthetic materials, leading to discomfort and potential health risks. Furthermore, the economic burden of disposable pads perpetuates period poverty, particularly in regions like Nigeria, where a significant population struggles with extreme poverty. Addressing these interconnected challenges is crucial for advancing Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDG 13) on Climate Action. SussFlow's reusable sanitary pads emerge as a solution, offering a sustainable, affordable, and eco-friendly alternative to mitigate both environmental and social concerns.
Unique Selling Point: Around 12.3 billion sanitary napkins amounting to 113,000 tons of waste reached Nigerian landfills every year as the commonly available ones contribute 90% plastic including unhealthy chemicals and toxins to the body. Lagos generates about 870,000 of plastic waste annually with no proper management or recycling of this non-biodegradable waste hence ends up in landfills where it stays for 500 to 800 years and add to microplastic pollution as plastic pervades modern life and menstruation is also no exception. At SussFlow We offer a transformative solution to menstrual care challenges by providing reusable sanitary pads crafted from 100% organic cotton prioritizing sustainability, comfort and eco-friendly pads and accessories transforming your periods into zero waste, fun and beautiful experiences and women can embrace their period confidently knowing they are making a positive impact on the planet, our clothes pads are fully machine washable catering to women of all ages. Our main competitive advantage is the urgency for change to the prevailing use of disposable pads presenting a multifaceted challenge affecting hygiene, contributing to period poverty, and intensifying our carbon footprints. We are redefining menstrual care by offering a comprehensive solution that transcends the limitation of disposable pads and the economic barriers perpetuating period poverty our reusable pads can be reused for up to 5 years and is biodegradable, It is designed to be affordable ensuring accessibility for women across diverse social economics background and annually preventing an estimate of 800 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emission, sussflow aligns with SDG 13 on climate action. A single menstruator will use somewhere between 5 to 15000 pads which will wind up in landfills as Plastics waste. We've got a team of like Minds with over 40 years of accumulative experiences and reputable advisors that will make our organisation achieve it aim and objective. Our aspiration are diverse but our utmost goal is to Fights climate change buy the reduction of plastic waste and tackle period poverty but also bring awareness, impact the knowledge of use and production of reusable pads Into Youth and women through entrepreneur skills acquisition program in Nigeria. We also plan to improve our economy through locally generated raw material and Export opportunities