About
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Headquarters
Bangalore, Karnataka
Stonesoup Trust focuses on promoting sustainable period care and practices in rural, tribal and low-income areas across the country. It operates aware Read moreness campaigns, donations, and livelihood-building programmes. Its goal is to achieve greener periods- safeguarding the ecosystem from disposable menstrual hygiene products. It creates sustainable products like menstrual cups, cotton pads, and bio-cleaners. It runs an online portal that acts as a market for its eco-friendly products. Its mission is to become a global leader in green choices.
Cause Area
Sub Sector
Impact
The Stonesoup Trust has made an impact by diverting 12 million pads from landfills, composting 10 tonnes of wet waste daily, and eliminating 5 million plastic bags through its cloth bag campaigns in Mumbai.
Programs
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Awareness- Period Love Sessions Programme
StatePeriod Love Sessions aim to reclaim the cultural significance and respect associated with menstruation. The goal is to make menstruation an exciting and positive experience once again. The organisation conducts sessions in various communities, corporates, schools, and colleges, spreading awareness and promoting a healthy attitude towards periods. It has also shifted to online platforms.
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Donations- Gifting Happy Periods Programme
StateGifting Happy Periods is an initiative by Stonesoup that focuses on donating sustainable period care products instead of disposable sanitary napkins. Stonesoup encourages the donation of reusable options. It runs various campaigns, such as donating menstrual cups to COVID warriors, providing cloth pad kits to PAD SQUAD, and distributing cloth pad kits to economically disadvantaged individuals.
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Project Green Dot
StateThe GreenDot project is focused on establishing sustainable menstrual period care units in all 720 districts of India. This initiative aims to create employment opportunities for women by producing modern cloth pads and raising awareness about sustainable menstrual hygiene products like cloth pads and menstrual cups. The mission of GreenDot is to initiate a new conversation around menstruation that changes how communities perceive periods. The project aims to reduce sanitary waste and promote eco-friendly practices while empowering women. GreenDot has already been successfully established in various locations including Dharwad, Mandya, Dindigul, Bhadrak, Siddipet, and Mysore.
Leadership Team
Demographics & Structure
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No. of Employees
6-20
M&E
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Internal, External Assessors
No
Policies
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Ethics and Transparency Policies
No
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Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy
No
Political & Religious Declarations
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On Affiliation if any
No
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On Deployment Bias if any
No
Registration Details
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PAN Card
AAWTS3765L
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Registration ID
BKIV/153/2018-19
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VO ID / Darpan ID
KA/2023/0341938
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12A
AAWTS3765LE20217
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80G
AAWTS3765LF20223
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FCRA
Not Available
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CSR Registration Number
Not Available
Location
Other Details
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Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Trust