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Muheem, Empowering Women by Educating Them About Menstruation

 
/ August 9, 2019

Menstruation is still a taboo in India, while Muheem, in Varanasi, wants to initiate and normalize the conversation around menstruation.

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Anwesha Clinic: Educating Adolescents About Menstruation and Mental Health

 
/ July 10, 2019

Anwesha Clinic in West Bengal is an initiative in creating awareness around menstruation, mental health, and hygiene among adolescents.

I Am not Ashamed of My Periods!

 
/ March 7, 2014

“If any tradition has an adverse effect on its people, then we should have the right to say no to it.”   Janadai Nag is a trailblazer among the young girls of her community in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. She is the first girl in her community to have broken the tradition...