Periods with Pride, Education without Pause.
A Pink Promise Pad Bank in every school, so a sanitary pad is there when a girl needs it, and menstruation never becomes a reason to miss class.
Is a sanitary pad available when a girl needs one at school?
A period can start without warning. Without a pad at hand, a girl may have to:
How the Pad Bank works
One machine in each participating school, in a spot that is easy to reach and private. Staff are trained to run it, so supply never depends on a single person.
Installation
One Pad Bank machine is installed in the school.
Initial stock
The school receives about 2,000 sanitary pads.
Machine loading
Staff load up to 100 pads into the machine.
Student access
Students get a pad whenever needed, for ₹5.
Machine refilling
Trained staff refill it from the school's reserve.
Stock monitoring
The school keeps track of its remaining reserve.
Replenishment request
At about 500 pads left, the school contacts the Foundation.
Replenishment
The Foundation arranges the next supply.
2,000 pads in, always within reach
Pads cycle from the machine to the school reserve and back. The school asks for more while about 500 pads are still in hand, so the supply is replenished before it runs out.
The ₹5 pad access model
Each pad costs about ₹4.50 to procure. The other ₹0.50 covers logistics, maintenance and restocking, so the Pad Bank keeps going. It is cost recovery, not profit.
Sponsor a school
One gift sets up a complete Pad Bank in a school: the machine, an opening stock of pads, and staff training. After that, the ₹5 price keeps supplying pads.
- Pad Bank machine (incl. 18% GST)
- ₹14,159
- Opening pad stock (2,000 pads at ₹4.50)
- ₹9,000
- Training, awareness & logistics (~15%)
- ₹3,474
Based on the pilot budget for 20 schools; figures are approximate.
Or fund one part
A Pad Bank machineInstalled in one school
₹14,159A school's opening stock2,000 pads
₹9,000The whole 20-school pilotAbout 5,000 girls reached
₹5,32,652Who it is for
Adolescent girls in schools where a missing pad most often means a missed day.
- Government schools
- Ashram schools
- Other schools serving underserved communities
Pilot first, then grow
We begin with 20 schools to learn what works before expanding.
Frequently asked questions
What is Project Pink Promise?
Project Pink Promise is an initiative of Sarva Jeevanseva Foundation that places a sanitary pad bank, a pad dispenser machine, in schools so girls can get a pad when they need one and do not have to miss class.
How much does a pad cost a student?
A pad costs ₹5. About ₹4.50 covers buying the pad and about ₹0.50 covers logistics, maintenance and restocking. It is cost recovery, not profit.
Which schools does it serve?
Government schools, Ashram schools and other schools serving underserved communities, for girls in Classes VI to XII and junior college. The pilot covers 20 schools and about 5,000 girls.
How does a Pad Bank get restocked?
Each school starts with about 2,000 pads and staff load up to 100 into the machine at a time. When the reserve falls to about 500 pads, the school contacts the Foundation, which arranges the next supply.
How much does it cost to sponsor a school?
Setting up one school costs about ₹26,633: ₹14,159 for the machine including 18% GST, ₹9,000 for 2,000 opening pads, and about ₹3,474 for training, awareness and logistics. Figures are approximate.
Help put a Pad Bank in a school
Schools, donors and partners are welcome to join Sarva Jeevanseva Foundation in making sure no girl misses school because of her period.
