AWARD YEAR
2021
CATEGORY
Body
GOALS
Gender Equality
KEYWORDS
womens health, period
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
Hooha
WEBSITE
https://hooha.is/here/
Hooha
Modernising the outdated army of tampon dispensers that occupy women’s bathrooms
Hooha: a “smart tampon dispenser” women can text to receive a free (yes, free) tampon in a bathroom emergency. It’s simple, frictionless and solves the issue without asking people to download an app or subscribe. It is a response of the design team, to coin operated, windowless tampon dispenser women've known until now. Hooha is a product with a transparent pane so people could see whether a machine was stocked or not. Smart sensors were also developed to let suppliers know when the machine was running low on stock.
Hooha is still in beta and on the hunt for partners to adopt it widely in their venues.