I SPY A TABOO: Spreading Awareness on Menstrual Health in Indian Villages

The two young women could have been sitting in plush corporate offices. Instead, Soumya Dabriwal, a graduate from Warwick University, and Aradhana Rai Gupta, a Cornell alumna, are frequently travelling across remote villages.
PROJECT BAALA IS TAKING REUSABLE PADS AND MENSTRUAL HYGIENE TO WOMEN AND GIRLS IN RURAL AREAS

Led by Soumya Dabriwal and Aradhana Rai Gupta, Project Baala is helping rural women and girls get access to sanitary pads and menstrual hygiene awareness through workshops.
ON #MENSTRUALHYGIENEDAY LET’S START HAVING CONVERSATIONS AROUND PERIODS

On Menstrual Hygiene Day, let’s pledge to normalise periods and work towards giving access to menstrual hygiene products to everyone.
Our Country May Have Paused, But Periods Haven’t.

Project Baala dedicated its efforts to distributing over 9000 sustainable sanitary napkins (usable for 2 years) and plans to raise that number to 18000 by the end of this week. Watch their story.
Demystifying Menstruation

These Women Educate Rural Girls on Menstruation & Provide Eco-Friendly Sanitary Napkins