▁of ▁these ▁women ▁needed ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁take ▁their ▁protection ▁and ▁their ▁lives ▁into ▁their ▁own ▁hands , ▁seeing ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁real istic ▁way ▁for ▁a ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁defend ▁themselves . ▁T aw il ▁returned ▁home ▁to ▁Texas ▁and ▁started ▁the ▁conscious ▁business ▁Ku ros , ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁distribution ▁of ▁pe pper ▁sp ray ▁to ▁at ▁risk ▁populations ▁of ▁women . ▁ ▁Pe pper ▁Sp ray ▁Distribution ▁ ▁Ku ros ▁uses ▁" bu y ▁one , ▁give ▁one " ▁model , ▁where ▁for ▁each ▁product ▁purchased , ▁the ▁company ▁pays ▁for ▁a ▁can ▁of ▁pe pper ▁sp ray ▁to ▁be ▁distributed ▁to ▁a ▁woman ▁in ▁developing ▁countries . ▁Ku ros ▁collabor ates ▁with ▁non - g overn ment al ▁organizations ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁facil itate ▁the ▁distribution ▁of ▁their ▁pe pper ▁sp ray ▁don ations . ▁They ▁have ▁distributed ▁pe pper ▁sp ray ▁in ▁four ▁contin ents , ▁with ▁networks ▁in ▁India , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁El ▁Salvador ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁Part ners hips ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Ku ros ▁partner ed ▁with ▁Security ▁Equ ip ment ▁Corporation , ▁a ▁F ent on , ▁Missouri ▁based ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁pe pper ▁sp ray ▁known ▁for ▁producing ▁S AB RE ▁Red . ▁Ku ros ▁util izes ▁and ▁dist ributes ▁S AB RE ▁Red ▁in ▁countries ▁where ▁available . ▁Security ▁Equ ip ment ▁Corporation ▁released ▁a ▁Ku ros ▁brand ed ▁pe pper ▁sp ray ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States .