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Mamunur Rahman initiated to set up Ella Model, which is a low cost sanitary napkin made reusing the scraps of the garments/textile factories. It is a green product made my the workers of the factories initially for themselves. To do this first he choose a small groups of workers and made them convinced to use the napkins. While they felt better then he taught them how to make it. Then, the factory owners were convinced demonstrating the significant differences the performances between pads users and non-user at the production level. Introducing the Ella pads, he has reduced the absenteeism at the factories. Earlier workers were used to remain absent 2-3 days in a month without notice and now workers are regular. Once the whole sector introduce Ella pad then the garment sector can save at least 60 million days per year. In addition, the surplus Ella pads can be offered to the schools and then at least 10 million girls education can be ensured, who are under threat to be dropped out because of having less or no access to sanitary napkins. One the other hand, Ella pad, is regarded as green as each of the Ella pad is saving about 3000 liter of water and 1 kg of CO2 in comparison with the ordinary pad.

Goals of Ella pad: Mamunur's pilot phase was successful and encouraging. During the pilot period, he targeted to reach at least 50 women workers, who will made it for themselves inside their existing workplaces while the factory owners are allowing the time, space and machines to make for themselves and rest of the workers. He did it successfully and so far he has reached more than 1000 users at three factories. His goals now to expand the model in 5000 factories and 4 million workers next three years. Meanwhile, at least two workers turned into entrepreneurs and making it for market.

Ella pads are covered by both international and Bangladeshi leading media. British Council selected Mamunur as one of the finalists for international competition.