The programme helps girls manage their menstruation health, and allows better participation in school
There are a lot of stigmas attached to menstruation in South India, which has led to the marginalisation of girls and women, due to lack of information and limited knowledge of the body. These stigmas attached to menstruation has given birth to embarrassment and humiliation, faced by adolescent girls. The continued silence around menstruation often leads to health issues which are overlooked. Most adolescent girls seek information from their peers who do not know much, worsening the hygiene situation.
South Central India Network for Development Alternatives (SCINDeA) is a long standing network, working in the south-central region of India for the last 24 years. Through partnerships, programme design, programme management, impact and sustainability assessment, SCINDeA has built a good community rapport with different sectoral grassroot communities covering 283 villages, 205 panchayats, 39 blocks, 26 taluks, 15 districts & a population of 2,73,576.
With this project on Menstrual Hygiene Management SCINDeA aims to ensure that rural adolescent girls can manage their periods in a way that is not only healthy but also that enables their full participation in school, work and other extracurricular activities. This is in consonance with Sustainable Development Goals 3 (Good Health and Well-Being).
The project will be implemented at 2 sites in 2 districts of rural Karnataka namely Ramnagara and Kolar covering 600 rural adolescent girls in 6 schools and 6 villages.
Activities under this project:
Sensitization programmes for 600 adolescent rural girls school
• 600 school children in the age group of 13-17 years covering 6 rural schools & 6 villages will be trained on menstrual hygiene.
• Training of trainers (2 days) – 6 field staff, 3 coordinating staff & 1 trainer.
• Reusable sanitary pads distribution for 600 adolescent girls
Menstrual hygiene management will empower girls and women to raise their well-being and contribute to social and economic gains through continued education.
| Sl.No. | Description | No. of Beneficiary | Price per Unit | Amount (INR) |
| 1 | Sensitization and Awareness programs for adolescent girls a) IEC material preparation -Pamphlets, booklets, games, Audio Visual materials b) Training of 6 field staff and 3 coordinating staff |
600 adolescent girls | 400 | 240000 |
| 2 | Distribution of Reusable sanitary pads for adolescent girls | 600 adolescent girls | 400 | 240000 |
| TOTAL | Rs. 4,80,000 | |||
You have the power to send an adolescent girl back to school by contributing 800 Rupees per month.
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South Central India Network for Development Alternatives
SOUTH CENTRAL INDIA NETWORK for DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES is a reputed pioneering Networking NGO that has been specializing in the field of development for the past 18-20 years. The Network is constituted of 14 field-based organizations that are geographically situated in south-central regions of India – 3 districts Andhra Pradesh, 2 district Karnataka and 10 districts in Tamil Nadu. The t...read more
