Because Only Together We Can Bring 'Nai Roshni'
Build a World Where All Girls Are Safe, Strong & Valued
Nearly 23 million girls drop out of school annually after their period begins.
Only 36% of India’s menstruating women use napkins, while the rest lean on cloth, rags, husk or even ash to manage the flow.
We
Reach
MHM project is bringing positive change in lives of thousands of adolescent girls living in remotest part of Uttar Pradesh and Delhi NCR.
We Provide
We also installing Sanitary Napkin Vending Machine and Electric Sanitary Napkin Incinerator in each identified school and regularly providing sanitary napkins.
We Strengthen
Through this project most needy and underprivileged population will be directly benefitted, this project will benefit beneficiaries in multiple ways like- it will restore their confidence, reduce absenteeism in school and enhance academic performance. It will also raise awareness in general public and break taboo associated with menstruation cycle.
We Educate
Taboos and misconceptions are also associated with menstruation cycle, sanitary napkin is not available at every location, Adolescent Girls are not sensitized enough to use it so on and so forth and there are girls who do not even know to use sanitary napkin therefore they use cloth nor they have anyone who can guide them to use it.
Healthy Aging India is working with 180 government upper-primary schools located in 8 aspirational districts of Uttar Pradesh through a developmental project namely “Celebrating girl child journey to womanhood Menstrual Hygiene Management”
