ADB's support will help Hayat Kimya to continue empowering women and improving their health and education, leaving them in a better position to share in the country's rising prosperity. Photo by:Hayat Kimya.
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The project aims to expand consumer choices and improve the affordability of these products, which will also be exported to
'Proper menstrual health management and childcare sanitation is crucial for women, and yet they not only lack access to hygiene products but also face stigma often linked to menstruation,' said ADB Director General for Private Sector Operations Department
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ADB will also help Hayat Kimya to develop a gender-inclusive action plan which includes promoting gender equality in their branding and marketing, implementation of an awareness campaign about the benefits of hygiene products, and development of a gender-inclusive corporate framework including anti-sexual harassment policies and career development programs for female professionals. The company also aims to open an internship program for female graduates of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
This project has qualified for a 2x gender financing rating, a challenge launched at the G7 summit in 2018 to encourage gender lens investing among development finance institutions.
'We believe that everyone has the right to access quality sanitation products and we work for this vision. Especially in a region like
Hayat Kimya is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hayat Kimya Sanayi, the world's fourth-largest branded baby diaper manufacturer, and was established over 50 years ago in Turkiye. The company owns 16 brands across multiple consumer product categories. It operates 21 manufacturing facilities, has 9,000 employees globally, and is among Turkiye's top 50 industrial entities.
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