Support for menstrual health for girls in India

Hi Friends,

Greetings from the Indian Dreams Foundation!

Recently, the Smiley Days team conducted an awareness workshop in S.S.M. Inter College, Agra and distributed the Smiley Days kits to all the school girls and teachers. The details of the workshop are mentioned below;

Venue of the workshop:              S.S.M. Inter College, Agra

Target beneficiaries:                   School girls (class 8th - 12th)

No. of Teachers’ attended:          4 Female teacher

No. of Participants:                      Approx. 75

Details of Activity:                       Changes during Puberty, Menstruation, Hygiene practices                                              

Hygiene kits comprise:               Sanitary Napkins, bathing Soap, washing soap Toothpaste, toothbrush,

                                                   and shampoo.

It was an activity-based workshop where girls were excited and happy to share their views with the IDF team. 

Our team members collect below testimonials/ queries during the workshop; 

Priyanka (name changed), who is in 9th standard said, "I am unable to track my periods' date, it’s often come earlier or late sometimes. That gives me lots of trouble". Priyanka innocently shared her issue with Smiley Days team members and got satisfactory responses from the team members. Smiley Days team described to her how to track the periods' dates by using a date calendar. 


Pooja (name changed), is a student in the 8th class. She said, "I get infections during periods and post periods days. I feel a lot of itching and red rashes near my private parts. I feel much more uncomfortable going outside and often skip school for at least 4 -5 days". 

After attending the workshop, all the girls looked happy and they asked to conduct another workshop soon. All the girls and school teachers thanked the IDF team for conducting such a wonderful workshop.    

Thank you for being so supportive!

 

Regards,

Team IDF