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{{Short description|Indian Social Entrepreneur}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Zubaida Bai
| image =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| occupation = Social Entrepreneur, Founder of ayzh inc.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = [[Dalarna University College]],<br>[[Colorado State University]]
| spouse =
| children =
| website = www.ayzh.com and www.zubaidabai.com
}}

'''Zubaida Bai''' is an expert in the field of health products for the developing world. Her company, Ayzh, designs healthcare products for women and girls living in poverty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://d-lab.mit.edu/scale-ups/clean-birth-kit|title=JANMA Clean Birth Kit in a Purse {{!}} D-Lab|website=d-lab.mit.edu|access-date=2016-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://philanthropyforum.org/people/zubaida-bai/|title=Zubaida Bai - Global Philanthropy Forum|website=Global Philanthropy Forum|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/ayzh-founder-zubaida-bai-on-the-birth-kits-helping-women-in-rural-india-have-hygienic-deliveries-5236291.html|title=Ayzh founder Zubaida Bai on the 'birth kits' helping women in rural India have hygienic deliveries|website=Firstpost|access-date=2019-09-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.engineeringforchange.org/saving-new-mothers-lives-with-birth-kits-five-questions-with-zubaida-bai/|title=Saving mothers' lives: 5 questions with Zubaida Bai|date=2016-03-17|website=Engineering For Change|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagoideas.com/speakers/10183|title=Chicago Ideas: Zubaida Bai|website=Chicago Ideas Week|access-date=2016-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.usaid.gov/2016/03/empowering-women-through-a-simple-purse/|title=Empowering Women Through a Simple Purse {{!}} USAID Impact|website=blog.usaid.gov|access-date=2016-05-28}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Bai was raised in [[Chennai|Chennai, India]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/9pamPg91z2XhmuFtiWYV6O/Zubaida-Bai--A-pack-of-good-health.html |title=Zubaida Bai {{!}} A pack of good health |date=2014-08-09 |access-date=2016-05-28 |website=livemint.com/ |last=Moses |first=Nelson Vinod}}</ref> She was the first person in her family to pursue post-secondary education; her female relatives typically married in adolescence.<ref name=":1" /> Ms. Bai holds a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering Specializing in Development of Modular Products, and an MBA in Social and Sustainable Enterprises.

==Career==
Due to unsanitary birth conditions, Bai developed an infection after giving birth to her first child<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://blog.ted.com/women-and-children-first-fellows-friday-with-zubaida-bai-who-creates-lifesaving-kits-for-maternal-health/|title=Women and children first: Fellows Friday with Zubaida Bai, who creates lifesaving kits for maternal health|date=2013-08-16|website=TED Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-28}}</ref> which "caused her to suffer for years."<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ashoka.org/zubaida-bai-rebecca-onie|title=Zubaida Bai (India) with Ashoka USA Fellow Rebecca Onie {{!}} Ashoka - Innovators for the Public|website=www.ashoka.org|access-date=2016-05-28}}</ref> This inspired her to help rural women who needed access to healthcare.<ref name=":3" />

Bai founded the company Ayzh in 2010,<ref name=":2" /> with the goal of bringing simplicity, dignity, and access to the poorest women in India via their Clean Birth Kit in a Purse by ensuring a safe and sanitary delivery.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-31002226|title=The entrepreneurs helping girls in the developing world|last=Tavakoli-Far|first=Nastaran|date=2015-01-29|newspaper=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-12-08}}</ref>

==Awards==
Bai was named a [[TED fellow|TED Fellow]] in 2009, an [[Ashoka (non-profit organization)|Ashoka]] Maternal Health fellow in 2010–2011, and an [[Echoing Green]] fellow in 2012.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Zubaida Bai {{!}} TED Fellow {{!}} TED.com|url=http://www.ted.com/profiles/254505/fellow|access-date=2016-05-28|website=www.ted.com}}</ref> In 2011, her design for JANMA, a clean birth kit, was selected by INDEX Awards as one of 61 products "globally designed to improve life."<ref name=":0" />

In June 2016, Zubaida was named an SDG Pioneer at the UN’s SDG Global Compact Summit for her work.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/international/indian-bags-un-honour-for-corporate-sustainability-initiative-116062400246_1.html|title=Indian bags UN honour for corporate sustainability initiative|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2016-06-24|newspaper=Business Standard India|access-date=2016-12-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unglobalcompact.org/sdgs/sdgpioneers/2016/zubaida-bai|title=Zubaida Bai {{!}} UN Global Compact|website=www.unglobalcompact.org|access-date=2016-12-07}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://www.ted.com/talks/zubaida_bai_a_simple_birth_kit_for_mothers_in_the_developing_world Zubaida Bai TED Talk]
* [http://www.zubaidabai.com Zubaida Bai Personal]
* [http://www.ayzh.com/team#team-zubaida-habib Zubaida Bai Business]

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