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Menstrual Hygiene Management
Scope and Objectives
With a focus on Menstrual Health & Hygiene, Astitva Foundation conducts workshops to bring awareness, bust myths, destigmatize misconceptions and improve access to information on menstrual cycle, sanitary pads, and safe disposal mechanism.
National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 data for 2019-21 indicates a substantial state-wise variation (shown on the map) in the exclusive use of hygienic methods among adolescent women in rural India. Among the 28 states, Uttar Pradesh (24%) had the lowest prevalence of exclusive use of hygienic methods followed by Madhya Pradesh (26%), Bihar (29%), Chhattisgarh (29%), and Assam (29%). The survey also suggests that women with 12 or more years of schooling are more than twice as likely to use a hygienic method than those with no schooling.
Menstrual Hygiene Management is crucial for rural girls to ensure continuity of education, otherwise their school attendance may dwindle or they might drop out altogether at puberty. MHM is also important from the perspective of women’s health to reduce the likelihood of infections resulting from poor hygiene practices during menstruation.
Menstrual Hygiene Awareness Campaign at Mura village
The Program
Astitva Foundation Chhattisgarh is committed to addressing period poverty and menstrual inequity —unequal access to menstrual products, education, and reproductive healthcare—in rural Chhattisgarh. Taboos and misinformation surrounding menstruation continue to limit the potential of women and girls, particularly in rural communities.
Our Menstrual Hygiene Management campaign focused on breaking period stigma, exclusion, and inequality by empowering rural women with safe menstrual hygiene practices, counselling on reproductive health, and accurate information about menstruation.
We are deeply grateful to Dr. Snehlata Singh, Senior Medical Officer at the District Government Hospital, Raipur, for leading the menstrual hygiene awareness session in a village in Chhattisgarh and for supporting our cause. Along with highlighting gaps in menstrual hygiene education and access to menstrual products, sanitary napkins were also distributed during the campaign.
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Women's Health & Hygiene Program
Menstrual Hygiene Awareness Drive in Dhansuli village
Astitva Foundation Chhattisgarh organized a Menstrual Hygiene Management drive in rural Chhattisgarh to raise awareness, dispel myths, de-stigmatize misconceptions, and improve access to accurate information on menarche, sanitary pads, and safe disposal practices.
We are extremely grateful to Dr. Snehlata Singh, Senior Medical Officer at the District Government Hospital, Raipur, for supporting our cause and leading the menstrual hygiene campaign at Dhansuli village.
Menstrual Hygiene Management is crucial for rural girls to ensure continuity of education; without access to proper awareness and resources, school attendance may decline or girls may drop out altogether at the onset of puberty. MHM is equally important for women’s health, as safe hygiene practices help reduce the risk of infections associated with menstruation.
Swastha Samwaad held in Anandgaon and Surholi villages
‘Swasthya Samwad’ is our ongoing initiative and commitment to improving the overall well-being of rural women. Along with free counselling sessions by local physicians on reproductive health and menstruation, sanitary pads were also distributed. This collaborative and empowering approach aims to create lasting change by addressing misinformation, exclusion, and period stigma among rural women.
A community engagement campaign on Menstrual Hygiene Management was organized in Anandgaon and Surholi villages, Bemetara district, Chhattisgarh.
Our Program at Surholi village
Astitva Foundation Chhattisgarh organized a community engagement campaign on Menstrual Hygiene Management at the Gram Panchayat Bhawan Surholi village, Chhattisgarh to raise awareness, dispel myths, destigmatize misconceptions, and improve access to accurate information on the menstrual cycle, sanitary pads, and safe disposal methods.
We are committed to challenging misinformation, exclusion, and period stigma among rural women. Along with free counselling sessions led by local physicians on reproductive health and menstruation, sanitary pads were also distributed to participants.