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For girls in India, access to clean sanitary products can change everything.
At any given time, there are 383 million women/girls menstruating in India. More than 70% of girls in India have no knowledge of menstruation before their menarche.
A normal body function leaves them experiencing feelings of confusion, shame, and despair at their first period. It is estimated that 80% of women in India cannot afford sanitary products, with hundreds of millions using unhygienic substitutes, like leaves, newspapers, and rags.
Women make up half of India’s population, but persistent gender disparities across health, education, and employment keep them in a chronically disadvantageous status.
Data shows that outcomes for boys and girls are similar up until adolescence, but outcomes for girls begin to diverge at the onset of puberty, with nearly a quarter dropping out of school. These changes in outcomes are largely correlated with barriers faced in menstrual health and lead to early marriage, childbearing at an early age, and a lack of financial independence.
Providing education and hygiene products works towards improving health outcomes for girls and women.
Enabling girls to attend school while menstruating works towards improving education outcomes for girls.
Helping girls complete their education and women find employment works towards reducing gender disparities.
Providing easily washable menstrual pads works towards improving hygiene for girls and women.
Hiring local women to make menstrual kits works towards increasing decent employment for women.
Providing long-lasting reusable menstrual pads works towards reducing waste.
We work with local governments and school district administration to distribute reusable, sanitary pads to girls at no cost. With every kit we donate, we partner with the schools to coordinate an interactive session on menstrual hygiene education.
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