EP24: Upcycling Paper Pens w/ Syahi's Ananya Kedia & Muskan Gautam

Published: April 25, 2023, 9:49 a.m.

b"In this episode of YM, I invited the team behind Syahi, a project which makes pens out of upcycled paper alongside empowering communities of migrant women. Their main goal is to combat India\\u2019s growing problem of single use plastic and make a difference in both, the society and the environment. \\n \\nAnanya, Muskan and I spoke about what Syahi is and what got them interested in something like it, as college students. We also discuss the difficulties faced by them during the pandemic and other blockers in their growth. \\nWe spoke about the wonderful women that are a part of Syahi, and also the struggles they face coming from backward families. Ananya & Muskan also tell us about their experiences of being a business in the sustainable industry. \\nLastly, we spoke about their vision and where Syahi will stand 5 years down the line. \\n\\n1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0(00:00): Introduction\\n2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0(01:03): Understanding Ananya and Muskan\\u2019s\\nbackground and what about Syahi intrigued them the most. \\n3.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0(03:47): Syahi and its USPs \\u2013 from the\\nperspective of the team.\\n4.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0(07:08): The pens are customisable too\\n(whaaaaaaaaat?!) ~ Talking about how the customisation process works.\\n5.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0(08:20): How did the pandemic treat Syahi and\\nits management? \\n6.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0(12:54): What were some of the biggest\\nchallenges faced by Syahi? ~ How difficult is it to educate people and spread\\nawareness?\\xa0 \\n7.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0(17:51): Keeping in mind that Syahi is run by a\\ngroup of college students, we talk about how the business functions after its\\nmembers have passed out of college. \\n8.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0(20:07): How did they come across Joint Women\\u2019s\\nProgram(NGO)? ~ How did these women become a part of Syahi? \\n9.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0(22:09): Discussing the backgrounds of the\\nmigrant women that are a part of the team.\\n10.\\xa0\\xa0(25:06): How does it feel to be a part of such\\nan impactful industry and to be able to contribute to something so much more\\nbigger than all of us?\\n11.\\xa0\\xa0(28:10): Where do they see Syahi 5 years down\\nthe line? ~ Understanding their vision.\\n\\nSyahi's Instagram Handle: https://instagram.com/projectsyahi?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= \\nOrder the pens via DM\\n\\nYM\\u2019s \\xa0links:\\nInstagram: https://instagram.com/young.moneypodcast?igshid=cde6o7chvui3\\nLinktree: \\xa0https://linktr.ee/Youngmoneypodcast\\xa0\\nMail: ympodcast@gmail.com"