MELA is a social startup enterprise based in Ethiopia that produces sustainable and affordable menstrual products, while creating job opportunities for vulnerable women and contributing to a plastic free environment. MELA empowers women and girls across Ethiopia by providing them with access to affordable and eco-friendly menstrual products and menstrual health education. MELA in Amharic (Ethiopia’s language) means SOLUTION. The company was created with the foremost objective of bringing concrete solutions to Ethiopian girls and women.