Competing in the finals as Eco-Bana Ltd, the students beat five other finalists and were awarded $1 million to boost their business. Eco-bana Ltd is a start-up that makes biodegradable sanitary pads using banana fibre. The idea aims to stop plastic manufacturing by providing biodegradable sanitary pads to end period poverty. We predict to sell more than three million pads, generating over $50 million and employ more than 2,000 people by 2024,” Mr Ndung’u said during their pitch. Mr Omondi revealed that for mass production, they need heavy duty machines which are costly.

Source: Daily Nation September 22, 2022 00:35 UTC