A healthier period starts with knowledge.
We’re making menstrual health education more accessible while exploring safer, affordable period-care solutions for girls in Bangladesh.
Aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Good Health & Well-being) and Goal 5 (Gender Equality).
4
Awareness sessions planned
(250–300 across communities)
500+
Menstrual hygiene guides planned
(to be distributed)
40%
Target improvement in knowledge & access
(among girls in pilot locations)
Care shouldn’t come with shame or a high price.
Many girls in Bangladesh still face menstrual health challenges due to high costs, lack of education and social taboos. These conditions can lead to unhygienic practices and increased risk of infections.
The cost barrier
High pad costs and a 15% VAT force many families to prioritize other necessities, pushing girls toward unhygienic alternatives.
The silence around periods
Social taboos prevent open discussions, leading to improper cloth-drying habits in dark, damp spaces and missed school days.
The science of safer habits
Microbiology shows that retained moisture and unhygienic materials promote fungal and bacterial overgrowth. Simple scientific habits change that.
From everyday knowledge to thoughtful innovation.
Project CleanCycle combines community education, scientific exploration and advocacy to create a more dignified and affordable menstrual health future.
Learn
We conduct interactive sessions in schools and communities, demystifying periods, proper cloth drying, hygiene rules, and reproductive health basics.
Explore
Investigating safe, low-cost sanitary napkin concepts incorporating mild protective compounds to suppress microbial growth in humid climates.
Advocate
Engaging manufacturers, policymakers, and civic leaders to reform menstrual product taxation and remove the 15% VAT burden.
Built from lived experience. Guided by microbiology.
“I know what it feels like to manage a period with worry.”
I’m a microbiology student from Bangladesh, and Project CleanCycle is my effort to support girls in staying healthier during their periods. Through education, scientific exploration and advocacy, I hope to create a future where every girl has access to safe, dignified care.
Afnan Alam Promi — Founder, Project CleanCycle & Undergraduate Microbiology Student
Ideas, insights and stories for a healthier tomorrow.
How damp conditions can increase microbial growth and simple ways to stay safer from infections.
Exploring the impact of high prices and VAT on girls’ choices and long-term health outcomes.
Why open conversations in schools and homes are the first step to eliminating period stigma.
Our vision for low-cost, bio-compatible materials in menstrual health interventions.
Let’s make menstrual health easier to talk about.
Support education, research and advocacy for a safer, more affordable and dignified period-care future for girls in Bangladesh.