Project Sakhi

 PROJECT SAKHI- MENSTRUAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAM 

Menstruation awareness is something of a recent phenomenon on a national stage. While women have been working to make hygiene products accessible and erase stigmas for a long time, only recently has it been making public waves. Menstruation awareness emphasises making hygiene products available to those who need them, but it has other facets as well. Menstrual hygiene is a ‘taboo’ topic of sorts, especially in the rural areas of the country. Since it isn’t often discussed, and when it is, with vague and minimal details- there is a lot of fear, confusion and anxiety associated with the word ‘periods’.

 A girl’s first period can be exciting because it is a symbol of entering womanhood. But it can also be confusing and a bit intimidating. That’s because a lot of girls are not equipped with all the right information to manage their first menstrual…