She is 21… but has seen a sanitary pad only on TV
She is 21… but has seen a sanitary pad only on TV

By Jigyasa Mishra

While people living in cities have an option to choose from a range of sanitary napkins available in markets and they even have an option to choose among pads, menstrual cups and tampons, but women living in villages don't even know what pads are.

While people living in cities have an option to choose from a range of sanitary napkins available in markets and they even have an option to choose among pads, menstrual cups and tampons, but women living in villages don't even know what pads are.

महिलाओं के 'मुश्किल दिनों' को आसान कर रहा पैड बैंक
महिलाओं के 'मुश्किल दिनों' को आसान कर रहा पैड बैंक

By Chandrakant Mishra

बरेली के 10 छात्रों ने खोला अनोखा पैड बैंक, मलिन बस्तियों और ग्रामीण इलाकों में किशोरियों और महिलाओं को मुफ्त में बांट रहे सेनेटरी पैड

बरेली के 10 छात्रों ने खोला अनोखा पैड बैंक, मलिन बस्तियों और ग्रामीण इलाकों में किशोरियों और महिलाओं को मुफ्त में बांट रहे सेनेटरी पैड

MeraPad sanitary napkins offer eco friendly and hygienic alternative to rural women
MeraPad sanitary napkins offer eco friendly and hygienic alternative to rural women

By Pradyuman Singh Shekhawat

A number of rural women in Rajasthan are switching over to eco-friendly woven-bamboo sanitary napkins being made by the Jaipur-based non-profit PraveenLata Sansthan. Each washable pad can last up to five years. The NGO has trained women to stitch and sell these pads.

A number of rural women in Rajasthan are switching over to eco-friendly woven-bamboo sanitary napkins being made by the Jaipur-based non-profit PraveenLata Sansthan. Each washable pad can last up to five years. The NGO has trained women to stitch and sell these pads.

बांस से बना एक अनोखा मेरापैड सैनिटरी नैपकिन- ग्रामीण महिलाओं के लिए पर्यावरण के अनुकूल एक स्वच्छ विकल्प
बांस से बना एक अनोखा मेरापैड सैनिटरी नैपकिन- ग्रामीण महिलाओं के लिए पर्यावरण के अनुकूल एक स्वच्छ विकल्प

By Pradyuman Singh Shekhawat

राजस्थान में कई ग्रामीण महिलाएं पर्यावरण के अनुकूल बांस से बने सैनिटरी नैपकिन की ओर रुख कर रही हैं. हर बार धोकर इस्तेमाल किए जाने वाले ये नैपकिन पांच साल तक चल सकते हैं. इन्हें जयपुर स्थित एक गैर-लाभकारी प्रवीण लता संस्थान द्वारा बनाया जा रहा है। एनजीओ ने महिलाओं को इन पैड्स की सिलाई और बिक्री का प्रशिक्षण भी दिया है।

राजस्थान में कई ग्रामीण महिलाएं पर्यावरण के अनुकूल बांस से बने सैनिटरी नैपकिन की ओर रुख कर रही हैं. हर बार धोकर इस्तेमाल किए जाने वाले ये नैपकिन पांच साल तक चल सकते हैं. इन्हें जयपुर स्थित एक गैर-लाभकारी प्रवीण लता संस्थान द्वारा बनाया जा रहा है। एनजीओ ने महिलाओं को इन पैड्स की सिलाई और बिक्री का प्रशिक्षण भी दिया है।

A young woman and her tin box are breaking taboo around periods in rural Mahoba
A young woman and her tin box are breaking taboo around periods in rural Mahoba

By Aishwarya Tripathi

Kalpana who runs a ‘sanitary pad depot’ in Mirtala village, Uttar Pradesh, has become a confidante of the young girls there who are now able to freely discuss menstruation and personal hygiene issues with her without any hesitation. For the past three years, she has been selling sanitary pads at a cheaper cost to village women.

Kalpana who runs a ‘sanitary pad depot’ in Mirtala village, Uttar Pradesh, has become a confidante of the young girls there who are now able to freely discuss menstruation and personal hygiene issues with her without any hesitation. For the past three years, she has been selling sanitary pads at a cheaper cost to village women.

माहवारी पर लोगों की सोच बदल रहे ये युवा
माहवारी पर लोगों की सोच बदल रहे ये युवा

By Mohit Asthana

उत्तर प्रदेश में अब गांव-गांव पहुंचाए जाएंगे सेनेटरी पैड
उत्तर प्रदेश में अब गांव-गांव पहुंचाए जाएंगे सेनेटरी पैड

By Ashwani Kumar Dwivedi

A village school that began in a cowshed is now an academy for Karbi tribe kids in Assam
A village school that began in a cowshed is now an academy for Karbi tribe kids in Assam

By Gaon Connection

At Parijat Academy, a school in Pamohi village near Guwahati, first generation learners receive free education and learn various skills. Making sanitary pads is a part of the curriculum.

At Parijat Academy, a school in Pamohi village near Guwahati, first generation learners receive free education and learn various skills. Making sanitary pads is a part of the curriculum.

A village school that began in a cowshed is now an academy for Karbi tribe kids in Assam
A village school that began in a cowshed is now an academy for Karbi tribe kids in Assam

By Sayantani Deb

At Parijat Academy, a school in Pamohi village near Guwahati, first generation learners receive free education and learn various skills. Making sanitary pads is a part of the curriculum.

At Parijat Academy, a school in Pamohi village near Guwahati, first generation learners receive free education and learn various skills. Making sanitary pads is a part of the curriculum.

ये पैडवुमेन पांच वर्षों से दुनिया के 32 देशों में चला रहीं माहवारी पर ‘चुप्पी तोड़ो अभियान’
ये पैडवुमेन पांच वर्षों से दुनिया के 32 देशों में चला रहीं माहवारी पर ‘चुप्पी तोड़ो अभियान’

By Neetu Singh

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