<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Kaicho Group blog</title><description>Guides on sanitary pad vending machines, pad disposal and menstrual health in Nepal.</description><link>https://kaichogroup.com/</link><language>en</language><item><title>Running a pad vending machine: stock, cash and power cuts</title><link>https://kaichogroup.com/blog/running-a-pad-vending-machine-stock-cash-and-power-cuts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://kaichogroup.com/blog/running-a-pad-vending-machine-stock-cash-and-power-cuts/</guid><description>A pad vending machine fails from neglect more than from faults. A simple routine for refills, cash, cleaning and records keeps it working week after week.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>vending</category><category>schools</category><category>nepal</category></item><item><title>Ten questions to ask before buying a sanitary pad incinerator</title><link>https://kaichogroup.com/blog/questions-to-ask-before-buying-a-pad-incinerator/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://kaichogroup.com/blog/questions-to-ask-before-buying-a-pad-incinerator/</guid><description>Temperature, filters, ash, power use and servicing. A buyer’s checklist for schools, offices and clinics comparing sanitary pad incinerators in Nepal.</description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>incinerators</category><category>disposal</category><category>schools</category></item><item><title>Free pads or a vending machine? How they work together in Nepal</title><link>https://kaichogroup.com/blog/free-pads-or-a-vending-machine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://kaichogroup.com/blog/free-pads-or-a-vending-machine/</guid><description>Free school pads and vending machines solve different problems. Here is what each does well, where each falls short, and how preloaded cards can join them.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>vending</category><category>schools</category><category>policy</category><category>nepal</category></item><item><title>Where to put a pad vending machine and a disposal bin in a toilet block</title><link>https://kaichogroup.com/blog/where-to-put-a-vending-machine-and-a-disposal-bin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://kaichogroup.com/blog/where-to-put-a-vending-machine-and-a-disposal-bin/</guid><description>Privacy, light, water and power decide whether a pad vending machine and bin get used. A practical layout guide for schools, offices and public toilets.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>vending</category><category>disposal</category><category>schools</category></item><item><title>What is in a sanitary pad, and why it matters for disposal</title><link>https://kaichogroup.com/blog/what-is-in-a-sanitary-pad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://kaichogroup.com/blog/what-is-in-a-sanitary-pad/</guid><description>Most disposable pads are layers of fibre, absorbent gel and plastic film. Here is what that means for burning, burying and the length of time they last.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>environment</category><category>disposal</category><category>menstrual-health</category></item><item><title>Menstrual hygiene in Nepal’s schools: what the studies say</title><link>https://kaichogroup.com/blog/menstrual-hygiene-in-nepal-schools-the-numbers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://kaichogroup.com/blog/menstrual-hygiene-in-nepal-schools-the-numbers/</guid><description>Study after study finds girls in Nepal missing school days during their periods. Here is what the numbers say, what the free pad scheme did and what is left.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>menstrual-health</category><category>schools</category><category>nepal</category><category>policy</category></item><item><title>Sanitary pad disposal in Nepali schools: bins, pits and incinerators</title><link>https://kaichogroup.com/blog/sanitary-pad-disposal-in-nepali-schools/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://kaichogroup.com/blog/sanitary-pad-disposal-in-nepali-schools/</guid><description>Where do used pads go in a school? A look at lidded bins, burial pits and incinerators, what Nepali studies found, and what each option needs to work.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>disposal</category><category>schools</category><category>nepal</category></item><item><title>How a sanitary pad incinerator works, and what the evidence says</title><link>https://kaichogroup.com/blog/how-a-sanitary-pad-incinerator-works/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://kaichogroup.com/blog/how-a-sanitary-pad-incinerator-works/</guid><description>An electric pad incinerator heats used pads to ash inside a small chamber. We explain the cycle, the numbers makers quote, and the emission concerns.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>incinerators</category><category>disposal</category><category>environment</category></item><item><title>How to choose a sanitary pad vending machine for a school</title><link>https://kaichogroup.com/blog/choosing-a-sanitary-pad-vending-machine-for-a-school/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://kaichogroup.com/blog/choosing-a-sanitary-pad-vending-machine-for-a-school/</guid><description>Who pays, how they pay, where the machine goes and who refills it. A plain checklist for a school or college choosing a pad vending machine in Nepal.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>vending</category><category>schools</category><category>nepal</category></item><item><title>How a sanitary pad vending machine works, from coin slot to pad</title><link>https://kaichogroup.com/blog/how-a-sanitary-pad-vending-machine-works/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://kaichogroup.com/blog/how-a-sanitary-pad-vending-machine-works/</guid><description>A pad vending machine has a payment unit, a dispensing mechanism, a controller and a cash box. Here is how each part works, and what usually fails first.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>vending</category><category>nepal</category></item></channel></rss>