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A message from our founder, Ira Guha: Dear Asan community, As I look back on 2024, I am filled with pride at what we have achieved together. Four years ago, we began a simple effort to distribute Asan cups in rural Karnataka, to ensure that no woman or girl had to miss work or school during periods. Our social impact programme has now reached over 100 villages. That’s more than 35,000 women using Asan cups, which translates to 9 million extra days of work for the community, $22 million saved in household income, and over 100 tonnes of landfill from plastic pads averted! What's more, this year we spread our movement to Zanzibar, where we partner with MIMA Zanzibar to distribute cups to women in the military, as well as to rural Malawi, Bihar and Gujarat. But forget the numbers. 2024 to me was about proving to the world that any woman, anywhere, can use an Asan cup with ease and confidence. Whether you are a lawyer in New York, a policewoman in Zanzibar, or a silk farmer in Karnataka, you deserve access to the highest quality period care. At Asan, we’re working each day to bridge the gap and make this a reality. With gratitude, Ira Guha Founder, Asan

🎉 Exciting news alert 🎉 The Asan Period Tracker is making waves! We're thrilled to be featured in Femtech Insider, YourStory Media, FutureFemHealth, The Times Of India, and Spotify! 💻📱🎙️ Our mission has always been to make period care safe, healthy, and accessible for all—and the Asan Period Tracker is a big step in that direction. With its user-friendly interface and insightful features, it's designed to empower you to better understand your cycle and prioritize your health. Thank you to these incredible platforms for helping us spread the word. This is just the beginning — together, we’re changing the conversation around menstrual health. #womenshealth #sustainability

What a ride 2024 has been for Asan 🚀 Here's a look back at our top 5 milestones that made this year truly unforgettable: 1. We were thrilled to be chosen to be a part of the Cartier Women's Initiative 2024 cohort along with a group of incredible entrepreneurs working to make the world a better place! 🏆
 2. Asan was one of the 8 sustainable startups to be included in this year’s Amazon Sustainability Accelerator 🌱 3. We launched our FREE period tracking app completely developed and designed by an all female team 👩🏻💻 4. Our social impact program in Kanakapura officially reached over 100 villages making it the largest cup adoption program globally💪 5. This year, the Asan movement reached a new continent, bringing us closer to ending period poverty worldwide 🌍 These achievements wouldn’t have been possible without our incredible community, partners, and supporters. Here’s to making 2025 even bigger and better! 💖

We’re going to let you in on a secret 🤫 For the past year, we have been working tirelessly with a team of female developers and designers to bring you a state-of-the-art FREE period tracking app! What makes the Asan Period Tracker unique? 📊 FREE analytics and insights  🥰 User-friendly interface with ZERO ads  🌿 In-built environmental tracker  🔒100% private and secure We’re so excited to share this with you and cannot wait to hear your feedback 💕 Head to the App Store or Google Play Store to download the Asan Period Tracker for FREE! 

Expanding Asan's impact in Zanzibar 🎉 Last week, our amazing partners, MIMA Zanzibar hosted two Asan cup workshops for the women part of the Tanzanian Defense and Security 🇹🇿 Here’s what stood out: 1️⃣ Many women shared how challenging and uncomfortable it is to use sanitary pads or rags during active duty, especially long parades—they were so curious and excited to try the Asan cup! 2️⃣ A few opened up about allergies and rashes caused by pads and were thrilled to know that not only is the Asan cup super safe for their body, but will also lower their chance of infection. 3️⃣ The women loved it so much that they wanted extra cups for their family and friends! 💕 We’re so excited at the response, and look forward to hearing all their experiences of the cup and expanding our outreach even more ✨ #PeriodCare #MenstrualHealth #AsanCup #SocialImpact #WomenInDefense

Great to be at the iconic Barbican Centre for the Amazon Sustainability Accelerator Demo Day, where 8 amazing startups pitched their big ideas…   Huge congrats to all the businesses involved – I can’t wait to see where you go to next! Asan, Morrow - The Coffee of Tomorrow, MYOM, Ops clean, PAINT ZERO, ReBorn Homewares, ZIG+STAR, Zen Running Club   #Amazon #Innovation #Sutainability

Demo Day done 🚀 What an incredible experience pitching to 200 investors, retailers, and journalists at the 2024 Amazon Sustainability Accelerator Demo Day. Ira Guha's message was simple: It's a tragedy that in 2024, billions of women still cannot access the period care they need to complete the most basic daily activities. We invite everyone in the audience to join Asan in our mission to end period poverty by 2030 💪🏼 The day was made even more special by meeting John Boumphrey, the UK & Ireland Country Manager for Amazon (who was even up to date on our Black Friday deals!) as well as our wonderful investor and advisor Jonathan Adams. HUGE thank you to Amazon, Growth Studio and Climate-KIC for hosting an incredible 10 week accelerator. Can't wait to see what's next for all 8 brands in the programme (Anna-Sophie Deetjen, Michael Curtis, Mark Platts, Brian Walmsley, Clare Cunningham, Ali McAleavy (Cullen), Richard R., Andy Farnworth) Laura Holmes, Stefania Ghisleni, Isabella Tasker, Amy Dingemans, Charlotte Potter, Robert Novakov, Paul Finch, Rayan Jawad, Camilla Lor, Lisa Janßen, Ben Honan, Andy Kerr

*Change a life on Diwali* Can you imagine having to stay secluded at home for 5 days every month — no school or work, no exercise or activities, and you can’t earn a salary those days? This is the reality for 200 million women and girls in India who can’t access period products that we all take for granted. This Diwali, we can work together to make a lasting difference 🪔 For just £12.50 / Rs. 800, you can sponsor menstrual health education and an Asan period cup for someone experiencing period poverty, enabling them to go to school and work on their period, and unlocking incredible opportunities for their future 💫 Head to www.asancup.com/donate to get involved 💛

Asan is THRILLED to be one of eight incredible startups selected for the 2024 Amazon Sustainability Accelerator 🥳 We’re spending 10 weeks in Berlin, Amsterdam and London with 7 other trailblazing sustainable startups, working together to scale our innovations and create a healthier, greener planet 🌎 Check out our amazing cohort: 1. ZIG+STAR sustainable, incredibly cool kids footwear 🥾 2. Morrow (Nihilo Food Systems) coffee without the coffee beans 🫘  3. Ops clean innovative reusable laundry detergent 🫧 4. Zen Running Club bio-based high-performing running shoes 👟 5. MYOM sustainable oat milk concentrate 🥛 6. PAINT ZERO revolutionary fossil-fuel-free, plant-based paint 🎨 7. ReBorn Homewares turning waste into stylish homewares ♻️   Have a look at the official press release from Amazon ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gswtpTBm So grateful to Amazon, Climate-KIC and Growth Studio for bringing this all together ➡️ Laura Holmes, Stefania Ghisleni, Amy Dingemans, Charlotte Potter, Robert Novakov, Isabella Tasker, Giulia Prandelli, Abigail Tye, Oliver Kay, Anna Bernadó Figuerola, Kate Haslam (Libby), Camilla Lor, Paul Finch, Rayan Jawad, Lisa Janßen, Andy Kerr, Ben Honan

Asan is thrilled to have partnered with Nisaba Charity to support their recent menstrual health workshop in the UK 💫 We believe in breaking barriers to make period care more accessible, and we were honored to donate Asan cups to help empower participants with sustainable options 🌱 Thank you to the wonderful team for creating a safe, informative space to explore menstrual health and for making reusable products like the Asan cup feel a little less intimidating 💪🏽 Did you know Asan has a 1-for-1 donation program? We redistribute our profits to help provide free period cups and menstrual health education to low-income communities across the world 🌍 You can join forces with us and donate an Asan cup today! Just head to www.asancup.com/donate ✨