Manyasiri (Pear) Chotbunwong
Founder, HER
Manyasiri (Pear) Chotbunwong is an award-winning menstrual justice activist from Thailand. Pear is the Founder of HER (Health. Equity. Respect.), a global youth-powered nonprofit that employs former inmates to sew sustainable pads made from sugarcane fiber and distributes them to women in need. Through HER., Pear has distributed over 10,000 pads to women in 15 countries worldwide. Pear won the 2022 Women of the Future Awards SEA in Public Service, the youngest winner in 17-year history of the program. Pear is also a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Canon Young Champion, and Diana Award recipient. She is a freshman at Stanford University.