About Us
These are the people who made this possible
Kenisha Bhansali, 14
am a student in ninth grade. Creation and innovation are two of my passions. I always dreamt about coming up with an innovative idea to help make the world a better place. And when my seniors approached me with the idea of Floyya I agreed at once.
Because at the end of the day, I am also a girl and to be able to do something to make the lives of girls easier...it just felt like my dream was slowly starting to come true.
Tijil Agrawal, 13
I am also a student in ninth grade. At first, I was so honoured that my seniors had asked me to participate in a competition with them and code an entire website from scratch with Kenisha. But when I got to know about the product I was immensely moved by it.
I know that most people would shy away or feel embarrassed to talk about sanitary pads but I feel like it is our moral duty to break away from that stigma and I am so grateful that I was given a chance to be a part of something so huge.
Pratyaksh Jain, 15
Student at Dps Noida in 11th grade, reading and writing enthusiast, professional binge watcher. In this competition, I got to know a lot about the pain women go through and a small contribution from my side in helping towards their aid and development.
I got inspired to take this product owing to the social stigma and lack of awareness regarding such a crucial sanitary product among people, especially men.
Shalini Mukhopadhyay, 15
I’m in class 11th. From a very young age, I was always passionate about helping people, bringing about a good change in society, and making people happy. Being a girl is always difficult and not just for me but for every other girl I know. And I realized this more in the lockdown when while talking to our househelp and her daughter.
They depicted their problems in such a vivid and impactful way, especially the pain they go through during the menstrual cycle. And after that, I just had to do something to help them and also every person like us.
Why we chose this product ?
Sanitary pads - still one of the most stigmatised topics of our society. Menstruation is still considered a taboo in Indian society. Even today, the cultural and social influences prevent adolescent girls from getting proper knowledge or protection on menstrual hygiene.This is not something that should be discriminated against on the basis of urban and rural. While the women in the urban areas definitely are in a better condition than the ones in rural areas whose sanitary conditions are terrible, they too have their fair share of hardships.
The lockdown had seen girls and women resorting to using socks and old newspapers during menstruation times as sanitary items became either expensive or harder to procure. Because when most of the shops were selling basic necessities for a reduced price we noticed that women hygiene products such as Sanitary napkins were not included in that list.
Floyya is a teen initiative to provide sanitary napkins to the people who need them and to destigmatize the taboo still prevalent in our country through various steps taken. Being a teen, i.e the the future of our nation, we believe that it is our moral responsibility to break the age old stereotypes and normalise the topic of menstruation, especially for the male section of the society.
Cost Sheet
| Items | Total Cost |
|---|---|
| Raw Material | Rs 6,00,000 |
| Wages and Salaries | Rs 3,50,000 |
| Electricity | Rs 30,000 |
| Water Charges | Rs 50,000 |
| Repair and Maintainance | Rs 5,000 |
| Insurance | Rs 3,000 |
| Marketing | Rs 1,00,000 |
| Rent | Rs 40,000 |
| Depreciation(Misc) | Rs 20,000 |
| Total Cost of Production | Rs 11,53,000 |
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