Menstruation is associated with the onset of puberty in girls, it also many times brings with it rules, restrictions, isolation, and changed expectations from the girls by the society.
The activity included educating women about basic and menstrual hygiene followed by sanitary pad distribution for the families.
97% of infections can be reduced in women by providing proper menstrual solutions like sanitary napkins, tampons, and the cleanliness of the genital area.
Menstruation is still considered a taboo in the Indian society. Even today, the cultural and social influences on people create a major hurdle in ensuring that the adolescent girls are given proper knowledge on menstrual hygiene.
"Even today taboos and stigma around periods hold many young girls and women back from achieving their true potential.
According to the UNESCO, the global pandemic has impacted 74 crore schoolgirls, and could severely affect their return to school.
Period poverty is a very real concept in India. According to a March 2020 report of the Ministry of Health, majority of menstruating females in India are largely dependent on unsafe sanitary materials like rags, cloth, hay, sand, and ash as their only alternatives.
“Next week we shall kickoff training of the first batch of 25 female members from the Self Help Groups (SHG) for the purpose. Four trainers from Mumbai are scheduled to arrive here for the purpose,” said Mouli Sanyal, Project Officer, SSM in Burdwan (East).
Manushi, who also runs her own initiative on menstrual hygiene called Project Shakti, said that every girl has the right to accurate information about her body.
Two girls of Jadavpur University have set up a women’s library at Sheoraphuli crowd-sourcing books and funds from different cities and countries.
