How many football fields would it take?

Who is cultivating a new industry? It's YOU.

Our goal is to reach 250,000 girls by 2017 with improved access to our go! pads. But how much banana fiber would we need to make that vision a reality? We did the math with one of our banana fiber suppliers, the Umunezero co-op in eastern Rwanda.

THE ANSWER: It would take 500 tons of fiber each year. That’s enough to cover 75 football fields!

THE GOOD NEWS:  Eight co-ops in Rwanda (out of 7063 co-ops across the country) could meet that market demand, which means the potential upswing to meet the total market demand in Rwanda is ripe with opportunity! 

THE EVEN BETTER NEWS: Through our partnership with Umunezero, we learned that SHE can take credit for a 33% increase in the co-op annual income. Our local sourcing is boosting the incomes for 600 farmers, many of whom are women. Now that we've done the math, we can see the impact of your support that enables us to deliver a more affordable pad in Rwanda.