Geeta Solanki grew up in a rural family where she witnessed the stigma surrounding menstruation and the lack of agency among women over their own bodies. These early experiences shaped her commitment to addressing menstrual health challenges.

She later worked as a Childbirth Educator for six years, supporting women through pregnancy with guidance on exercise, nutrition, and well-being. This experience exposed her to systemic barriers in accessing basic health resources. Driven by her lived experiences and professional insights, Geeta founded Unipads Foundation with a vision to ensure that no girl misses school and no woman misses work due to menstruation.

Her work has been recognised through prestigious honours, including the Women Transforming India Award (NITI Aayog & UNICEF), Bharat Ki Laxmi Award (Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India), Femina Achievers Award for Excellence in Social Entrepreneurship, Vital Voices Fellowship, and Reliance Foundation Fellowship.

Prashant Chavhan is an alumnus of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) with over a decade of experience in the social impact sector. His work spans startups, government bodies, universities, and international agencies.

He co-founded initiatives like Eklavya India Foundation and TAANDA Foundation. His work also involved consulting non profit organizations and conducting projects for the government agencies and international agencies such as Unicef.

At Unipads he is looking after organisation development, impact strategy, fundraising, government and corporate partnerships, stakeholder management, program design, research, monitoring and evaluation.

Janvi Macwan holds a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) and brings over four years of experience in menstrual hygiene management (MHM) initiatives. At Unipads, she serves as a Program Coordinator, coordinating CSR partnerships and overseeing project implementation. She has hands-on experience in conducting menstrual hygiene awareness sessions and training programs for adolescent girls, with a focus on improving access to eco-friendly sanitary products.

Payal Desai is a social worker specialising in community health and hygiene. She holds a Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) and a Diploma in Health and Sanitation, with over 15 years of experience in the development sector.

She has worked extensively with adolescent girls and women to promote menstrual health and hygiene in schools and communities. Her experience includes designing and delivering awareness sessions and building the capacity of Anganwadi workers, ASHA workers, and school teachers to become menstrual health champions.

At Unipads Foundation, Payal leads the implementation of menstrual hygiene projects on the ground, development and delivery of MHM training while working closely with community stakeholders and partners.