By Ambika Tripathi
A primary school teacher in Bareilly, UP has made it her business to step out of her classroom and help the women in the village understand the importance of menstrual hygiene.
A primary school teacher in Bareilly, UP has made it her business to step out of her classroom and help the women in the village understand the importance of menstrual hygiene.
By Aishwarya Tripathi
Shringika Rao, a teacher in Brahmpur Upper Primary School in Gorakhpur district, takes a special effort to educate her girl students about periods and the importance of menstrual hygiene, which are a taboo topic in rural areas. The teacher has taken the menstrual health awareness campaign to include the mothers of the girls too.
Shringika Rao, a teacher in Brahmpur Upper Primary School in Gorakhpur district, takes a special effort to educate her girl students about periods and the importance of menstrual hygiene, which are a taboo topic in rural areas. The teacher has taken the menstrual health awareness campaign to include the mothers of the girls too.
By Shivani Gupta
Menstrual hygiene and reproductive health, issues usually talked about in whispers, are now being openly discussed in the rural pockets of Rajasthan. Kishor Mitra, friends of adolescents, who were once victims of social exclusion have scripted this change.
Menstrual hygiene and reproductive health, issues usually talked about in whispers, are now being openly discussed in the rural pockets of Rajasthan. Kishor Mitra, friends of adolescents, who were once victims of social exclusion have scripted this change.
By Anusha Mishra
'माहवारी' ये सिर्फ भारत ही नहीं दुनिया के कई देशों में आज भी एक रहस्यमयी शब्द है। महीने के उन दिनों के बारे में लोग न तो खुलकर बात कर पाते हैं और न ही इसके बारे में सही जगह से जानकारी जुटाने की कोशिश करते हैं।
'माहवारी' ये सिर्फ भारत ही नहीं दुनिया के कई देशों में आज भी एक रहस्यमयी शब्द है। महीने के उन दिनों के बारे में लोग न तो खुलकर बात कर पाते हैं और न ही इसके बारे में सही जगह से जानकारी जुटाने की कोशिश करते हैं।
By Anusha Mishra
By Jigyasa Mishra
निशा एक साल से उन्ही चार कपड़े के टुकड़ों से ही अपना गुज़ारा कर रही हैं जो उसकी मां ने उसे पहली बार माहवारी होने पर दिए थे और आज तक उसने सैनिटरी नैपकिन देखा भी नहीं। पूछे जाने पर कि वो नैपकिन इस्तेमाल करती हैं या नहीं, पहले निशा कुछ देर अपने दोस्तों का चेहरा देखती रही फिर बोली, "नेपकिन, वो क्या होता है?"
निशा एक साल से उन्ही चार कपड़े के टुकड़ों से ही अपना गुज़ारा कर रही हैं जो उसकी मां ने उसे पहली बार माहवारी होने पर दिए थे और आज तक उसने सैनिटरी नैपकिन देखा भी नहीं। पूछे जाने पर कि वो नैपकिन इस्तेमाल करती हैं या नहीं, पहले निशा कुछ देर अपने दोस्तों का चेहरा देखती रही फिर बोली, "नेपकिन, वो क्या होता है?"
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.
By Mithilesh Dhar
By Anshu Gupta
Goonj with its 'Triple A' approach towards menstruation has been addressing the challenges of accessibility, affordability, and awareness with communities, where everyone is a stakeholder.
Goonj with its 'Triple A' approach towards menstruation has been addressing the challenges of accessibility, affordability, and awareness with communities, where everyone is a stakeholder.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Findings of a report highlight that the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened the already existing gender-based disparities for the girl child in India. From access to healthcare to nutrition, the female adolescents received the brunt of an unequal society during the lockdown imposed to check the spread of the coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic in India. Details here.
Findings of a report highlight that the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened the already existing gender-based disparities for the girl child in India. From access to healthcare to nutrition, the female adolescents received the brunt of an unequal society during the lockdown imposed to check the spread of the coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic in India. Details here.