menstruation

Ramya Jawahar Kudekallu writes about the menstrual cup and the taboo associated with its usage.

Located on the eastern edge of Maharashtra in Nagpur division, Chandrapur lies in the Vidarbha region and in such a rural set-up, it’s quite unusual for teenage boys to address gender issues.

Saranya Das Sharma and her friend Aamiya Vishwanathan are two 11th grade students in Delhi, who visit various government schools to distribute free eco-friendly menstrual products to prevent school drop-outs.

Soumya Dabriwal and Nitisha Sethia have taken it upon themselves to provide girls in rural India with two vital things: knowledge about menstruation and environment-friendly, hygienic sanitary napkins.

Aditi Gupta is the co-founder of Menstrupedia: a fun and engaging period guide for girls! Aimed at eradicating the taboo around menstruation in India, Menstrupedia is reaching out to the masses in different formats including a website and blog, printed and digital comic books as well as on-ground workshops.

Saral Designs hopes to educate 1000 girls about menstrual hygiene practices and provide them with one year’s worth supply of sanitary napkins.

A municipality adolescent health centre is diligently working towards the much neglected health issues of adolescent girls in the small town of Budge Budge in West Bengal. Here's how.

Meet Urmila Chanam, a health-activist who is fighting taboos and myths around menstruation and is spreading awareness about menstrual hygiene across India.

Menstruation is no more a word spoken under one’s breath in this UP College. One of the oldest institutions in Lucknow, Avadh Girls’ Degree College (AGDC) has taken a great step to fight the taboo which is often associated with the term. They are leading the way by installing the state’s first sanitary pad vending machine in the college.

The government has taken an initiative to provide sanitary napkins to adolescent girls in government schools to combat the social stereotypes and hygiene issues that women face due to menstruation.