The year’s first session of the #LetsTalkPeriod with Simply Suparnaa was successfully conducted virtually with 20 odd women from Dharamshala, District Kangra in Himachal Pradesh, on 12th January. WE received a request from the SABERA 2021 awardee in the Promising Responsible Business Category, Avcom Infotech Private Ltd. They were keen for us to conduct the menstrual hygiene session in the community they work in through their CSR initiatives.
January 12 2020 #LetsTalkPeriod with women in KangraLast year WE adapted to the online media and successfully conducted the #LetsTalkPeriod session virtually with Government-aided school teachers. To accommodate Avcom’s request, we tweaked the content making it relevant to the marginalised sector through the online medium.
The #LetsTalkPeriod content, as well as the teaching aids, are tailor-made to suit the different target groups for maximum understating and interaction. In the marginalised sector the aids often used are Placards, a silicone model of the reproductory system and video.
The two-hour workshop covers the physiology, monthly cycle, addresses facts vs myths and also delves on the ancient wisdom around menstruation. Steps in hygiene and a discussion on feminine hygiene solutions are an integral part of the interaction. The session encourages participants to share their experiences through the safe and open space created by the #LetsTalkPeriod platform. Another one of the mechanics used is sharing the learnings of the session through art.
Ruchika won a medical-grade silicone cup worth INR 945 for her artworkAn artwork made by one of the women encapsulates her learnings from the interaction. Ruchika resident Dharamshala, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh won a medical-grade silicone stonesoup.in Menstrual cup of MRP 945 INR.
#LetsTalkPeriod is an initiative of Woman Endangered (WE) that openly talks about PERIODS. Providing information, encouraging interaction and involving participants to become change agents in their respective communities, educational institutions or work organizations. The session helps address gender parity issues along with environmental & health hazards that we face through popular menstrual hygiene solutions. WE work through behaviour change communication, busting myths around menstruation with the aim to transform communities to be inclusive and sensitive to the needs of all.
If you work in marginalised sectors WE would be happy to conduct this 2-hour session PRO BONO with the beneficiaries. You can reach out with your request by writing to suparnaa@simplysuparnaa.com. The session content for all target groups has been adapted online taking into consideration the covid distancing protocols.
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