An Interactive discussions with school girls on good menstrual hygienic practices such as use of sanitary napkins; washing and cleaning; how to dispose sanitary napkins, followed by precautions to be taken during the period and dietary habits was held at Shri Ram Rajya School, Upper Indira Nagar at Pune. In India, 88% menstruating women do not use any sanitary products during their period and use alternatives such as pieces of rag, ash, sand and husk. This results in a drop of 31% in productivity levels of working women and almost one in every four adolescent girls in the country, quits school due to the lack of any sanitary facilities (Nielsen Corporation, 2015).
Start Date | 21-01-2017 |
End Date | 21-01-2017 |
Project Cost | 0 |
Rotary Volunteer Hours | 0 |
No of direct Beneficiaries | 400 |
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Project Category | Disease prevention and treatment, Water and sanitation |