A home-maker in Gilaula village of Shravasti, 30-year-old Khushboo had chafed thighs from using low-quality sanitary pads available near her house. During the lockdown, even that was not available and ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. — A local group is making a difference all the way in west Africa. United Women in Faith know the true meaning of service. The group is making an impact from Rockford all the way to the ...

As co-director of Amrita SeRVe, a project of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math, an NGO with consultative status to the UN’s ECOSOC, Anju Bist has travelled to the most backward village clusters in 20 ...

In recent times, Adivasi customs related to menstrual hygiene have come under scrutiny in the erstwhile undivided Adilabad district, but researchers have confined their studies to the ‘what’ of ...

Seamstress Fadilah Ali, who has 15 years of experience sewing traditional and modern garments, now plans to make and sell her own line of affordable and reusable sanitary pads. The idea emerged when ...

"Just providing women with menstrual hygiene products won't solve the problem. We need to bring about a change in their understanding of why they should use these products and how to use them," says ...

The myth that ‘cloth-based pads are unhygienic’ is now busted. However, the concerns that hold these adsorbents unhygienic are quite understandable. It is a common misconception among menstruators ...

With virtual learning being the order of the day during the pandemic, an NGO recently organised a free cloth pad making online workshop for women, community workers and self-help groups. With virtual ...

Technology and innovations allow women several choices of menstrual pads as a period strikes each month. Thickness, length, wings and even scent, sanitary napkins come in a variety levels of comfort.

Menstruation is a natural phenomenon, but cultural and political factors make it only the woman and girl’s burden. Menstruation has been mystified, commercialized and used as tools of oppression in ...

With Menstrual Hygiene Day being observed on May 28, 2020, it is essential to bring greater awareness about access to safe and hygienic menstrual hygiene products. Menstrual Hygiene Management in ...