In July 2023, UN Women, ACTED, and Nusaned, supported by the Government of Japan, inaugurated Beirut's first women-led menstrual hygiene pad production facility in Beirut, the Nasma Hygienic Pads project. This initiative tackles the period poverty problem and answers an urgent need in underprivileged communities to have good quality products at affordable prices. This project empowered around 120 women in a Cash-for-Work program giving them the opportunity to become more self-reliant.