#cleanbirthkit

Saving Mother Earth, too!

As ayzh creates BIG CHANGE in the field of global health, contributing to the decrease in maternal and newborn mortality statistics, we have done so while keeping the environment in mind. When ayzh came onto the market, a few clean birth kits already existed. Several features separate our kit from others, one being our environmentally conscious intentions.

As you already know, our clean birth kit is packaged in a biodegradable jute purse, as opposed to a plastic zip-lock bag used by other makers of lean birth kits. This means, through the sale of our Clean Birth Kit in a Purse we have already saved over 700,000 kg of plastic use compared to other kits.   

ayzh is committed to finding suppliers of our components that are “Mother Earth friendly,” and we are continually exploring new materials and processes that take into account the full “lifecycle” of our kit. Our goal is to work  with other innovators of health technology to continually improve our components and get them closer to 100% biodegradable, without compromising sterility or quality of medical tools.  

We are inspired by all the innovation happening in appropriate health technology, as we can attest to through our collaboration with the Rural Technology and Business Incubator (RTBI) and MIT's D-Lab.  ayzh is confident in its promise to make a clean birth kit that earns Mother Earth’s approval.

Unite for Girl Rising

Have you heard of the film, Girl Rising, yet? This blog post is dedicated to the revolution that is emerging from this powerful and uplifting documentary, currently being screened in select communities across the country.

10x10, producers of the film, are aware of the many unfair obstacles that girls and women face everyday across the world. The film highlights the many challenges that girls confront across the globe, and how education is the most powerful tool for empowering girls to rise above adversity, better their lives, and change the world.

We also believe strongly in the power of education here at ayzh. Across the world, we see so many girls getting married and giving birth at a very young age, often deprived of knowledge and access to clean birth practices.  ayzh is also acutely aware the poor quality of rural health care systems, recognizing the HUGE need for educating women working as healthcare providers in resource-poor settings.

That is why EDUCATION is a core part of ayzh’s value chain, in two big ways:

Through our innovative Mobile Phone training program, we educate rural healthcare workers (primarily women) on the Six Cleans of Childbirth and how to use our Clean Birth Kit in a Purse properly.

During assembly of our kits, we empower women employees with both job training and the importance of reproductive health and clean birth practices, so that they can become spokespeople for their daughters and their communities.  

We believe there is a direct correlation between educating girls and improving health outcomes around the world.

This is an amazing movement around the world and we would love you to join us! 

Consider donating to our small purse BIG CHANGE campaign on Indiegogo, which is helping to fund our innovative education initiative.  

You can also visit www.girlrising.com to find or host a Girl Rising screening in your community.