B40 women taught to sew cloth pads to generate income, reduce period poverty

Napsiah supervising a workshop participant at PPR Gombak Setia. — Bernama

Seamstress Fadilah Ali, who has 15 years of experience sewing traditional and modern garments, now plans to make and sell her own line of affordable and reusable sanitary pads.

The idea emerged when she attended a workshop by Bidadari Malaysia, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that addresses period poverty, violence against women, and cancer prevention.