Quiz contest on menstruation process:
Quiz competition is away to break culture of silence and taboos related to
mensuration. Organizer asked questions and girls gave answers. Organizers
provided Sanitary Napkins as a gift on rights answers. It is very useful and
impactful to inculcate information and break silence related to mensuration.
Snake ladder game in adolescence fair:
Snake ladder game focuses on
sexual harassment and violence, both the games were played under the experts. Activists
paused during the game and talked about the various topics such as ways to stop
sexual harassment, related several government schemes like helpline numbers
etc. Two girls played game. Other watched and participated in discussion. It is
very intensive process to inculcate knowledge about sexual violence, gender
injustice and ways to fight back.
Likewise, in the second phase of
game, there was a discussion about the causes, impacts and prevention of
malnutrition and hunger.
Other than quiz competition,
PVCHR provided 173 sanitary pads to girls from most marginalized communities.
It is a way to change attitude and practices related to use of sanitary pads in
place of dirty cloths. Ms. Parul Sharma, a famous social worker of Sweden joined
a meeting in Anei Musahar ghetto of Varanasi and she shared on her facebook ,”Shruti
Nagvanshi from our partner organisation PVCHR explains
the importance of hygienic behaviour during menstruation! She talks about
dangers for women in using dirty cloth and why it is important to use sanitary
napkins. Shruti Nagvanshi further explained that something so natural must not
be treated as unnatural. Ms. Shruti asked teenage girls to ask their parents to
buy sanitary napkins for them every month. 50 rupees per month is the cost.
PVCHR distributed sanitary napkins to all the teen age girls! “
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