Richard Bbaale

Cordes Fellow Cordes Fellow Cordes Fellow

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Overview

Richard Bbaale born 27th December 1982, is a social entrepreneur from Uganda that founded BanaPads in 2010. BanaPads is a 2012 Global Social Benefit Incubator social Enterprise registered in Uganda and Tanzania with the aim of manufacturing affordable and eco-friendly (100% biodegradable) sanitary pads to keep village girls in school and create jobs for local women. Richard holds a Master in Business Administration and is also the founder of SOVHEN – a Non-Governmental organization supporting Orphans and Vulnerable children for better health, education and nutrition. In the past three years he has focused on the design, manufacture and distribution of affordable health care products through locally sourced materials