Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Name: Hanan Ahmed

Education: AAU School of Commerce graduate

Company Name: Han’s Care Reusable Sanitary Manufacturing

Title: Founder

Founded in: 2021

What it does: Reusable Sanitary Products for women/girls and the elderly

Headquarters: Addis Ababa

Startup capital: 450,000 ETB

Current capital: over 10,000,000 ETB

Number of Employees: 14

Reason for Starting the business: Lack of awareness and personal experiences with miscarriages and ectopic pregnancy

Biggest perk of ownership: Becoming my own boss, and learning new things every day to grow and serve more people

Biggest strength: Resilient to things I believe in, and I finish what I start

Biggest challenge: As a woman, the road to start a business was not easy, starting from licensing and getting the product known

Plan: Set up a big manufacturing place and ensure every girl that goes to school has access to sanitary products

First Career: A modest fashion wear designer

Most interested in meeting: Oprah Winfrey

Most admired person: My mom and Oprah Winfrey

Stress reducer: Dua/Prayer

Favorite book: The Wisdom of Sundays by Oprah & Worthy by Jamie Kern

Favorite past time: Me time with nature and time with my daughter

Favorite destination: BALI/BORA BORA

Favorite automobile: MERCEDES BENZ & AUDI

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