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May 28, 2025, at 11:00 AM, an award ceremony for the Safe and Accessible Sanitary Product Innovation Competition for women with disabilities was held at the Bangladesh Tourism Corporation Auditorium in Agargaon, Dhaka, on the occasion of Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025. Under the theme, "Together for a #Period-Friendly World" this competition was organized by B-SCAN and supported by WaterAid Bangladesh, Kimberly-Clark, and the MHM (Menstrual Hygiene Management) Platform. The top five teams were selected, with innovAID winning first place, followed...

On 22 June 2023, B-SCAN, in collaboration with the Departments of Civil Engineering, Architecture, and Urban & Regional Planning at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology  (BUET) and Housing and Building Research Institute (HBRI) conducted a day-long campaign workshop to promote the Bangla Universal Accessibility Guideline (www.buag.info). The workshop aimed to raise awareness among engineering students about inclusive design principles.Supported by the EMK Center, this workshop is part of the Bangladesh Universal Accessibility Campaign.More picture

B-SCAN has officially launched the Safe and Accessible Sanitary Product Innovation Competition—a groundbreaking initiative aimed at transforming menstrual hygiene management for women with severe disabilities. This unique competition is being organized in collaboration with WaterAid Bangladesh, a leading international nonprofit focused on improving water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in developing countries, with support from Kimberly-Clark. The competition calls for innovative, accessible, and sustainable solutions in sanitary product design and production—solutions that cater specifically to the needs of women with disabilities,...