EsVendo Sanitary Vending Machine

Target SDGs

Market Suggested Retail Price

$310.00

Target Users (Target Impact Group)

Household

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

EsVendo produces and has distributed vending machines. They also sell the vending machines to local entrepreneurs.

Manufacturing/Building Method

EsVendo vending machines are manufactured by the company in Nairobi, Kenya.

Intellectural Property Type

Trade Secret

User Provision Model

The vending machine is made and sold by EsVendo. In the EsVendo's Social Inclusion Project (SIP) vending machines are placed in low-income areas so that end-users can get access to the service the machine provides.

Distributions to Date Status

EsVendo has placed sanitary vending machines in Kibera, Kwangware, and Kikuyu. It is estimated that the machines improve access for about 400-10,000 people in each of these locations.

Design Specifications

EsVendo vending machine initiated the Social Inclusion Project (SIP) sanitary vending machine which is completely manual and does not require electricity. It can hold up to 80 items and can vend four different categories of products. The customer inserts a coin in the vending machine and a single pad is dispensed.

Product Schematics

Technical Support

Provided by the manufacturer

Replacement Components

The vending machine is completely manual and does not include any replaceable components other than refilling new sanitary pads.

Lifecycle

EsVendo offers a 1-year warranty when selling the vending machine.

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

To increase access to sanitary pads and lower their cost for girls and women in low income areas. Reduce the amount of school days girls miss due to lack of sanitary pads.

Vetted Performance Status

Unknown

Safety

There are no health risks related to usage of the product. Vending machines are placed in safe areas around Kibera so that the product is more accessible for women.

Complementary Technical Systems

A coin or mobile SMS is required to get a sanitary pad.

Academic Research and References

Compliance with regulations

Unknown

Evaluation methods

Accessibility through field evaluations

Other Information

The EsVendo Social Inclusion Project was one of the finalists in the ASME iSHOW in Kenya in 2017. EsVendo can be found on Facebook and Twitter. A presentation video about EsVendo and the Social Inclusion Project can be found here.