Empower Women, Celebrate Change: Trip with Udgi Foundation for International Women's Day

We have distributed 5000 packets of sanitary pads to women in the last one year.

Dear friends,

UDGI FOUNDATION is proud to launch the "Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in Moradabad District" project, aimed at addressing the critical issue of menstrual hygiene among women and girls in the Moradabad district. We recognize the significance of proper menstrual hygiene in promoting women's health, well-being, and social inclusion. This project is a step towards ensuring that every woman and girl in the Moradabad district has access to adequate menstrual hygiene facilities, education, and resources.

Project Objectives:

1. Promote Awareness: Raise awareness about menstrual hygiene and break the stigma surrounding menstruation in Moradabad District.
2. Distribution of Menstrual Supplies: Provide sanitary napkins and menstrual hygiene kits to women and girls in need.
3. Capacity Building: Conduct workshops and training sessions to educate women and girls about proper menstrual hygiene management.
4. Advocacy: Advocate for improved facilities, such as sanitary toilets and hygiene infrastructure in schools and public places.

Project Activities:

1. Awareness Campaigns: Organize awareness programs and workshops in schools, communities, and local institutions to educate women and girls about menstrual hygiene.
2. Distribution of Menstrual Supplies: Provide free sanitary napkins and hygiene kits to underserved women and girls in the Moradabad district.
3. Training and Workshops: Conduct training sessions on menstrual hygiene management, emphasizing the importance of safe practices.
4. Advocacy: Engage with local authorities and stakeholders to advocate for improved sanitary infrastructure in schools, public places, and healthcare facilities.

Partnership with UDGI FOUNDATION: We are thrilled to have UDGI FOUNDATION as a partner in this project. Their commitment to community development and social causes aligns perfectly with our mission to improve menstrual hygiene management in Moradabad District. Our combined efforts will lead to a more significant impact on the lives of women and girls in the region.

Project Timeline: The project will be executed over the course of [Specify Project Duration], with ongoing monitoring and evaluation to ensure its success.

Get Involved:

• Volunteer: Join us as a volunteer to support our awareness campaigns and distribution efforts.
• Donate: Your contributions will help us purchase sanitary napkins, hygiene kits, and educational materials.
• Advocate: Speak up for menstrual hygiene and help us promote change in Moradabad District.

Together, we can create a community where every woman and girl can manage their menstrual hygiene safely and with dignity. Join UDGI FOUNDATION in making a positive impact in Moradabad District.

Contact Information:

• Website: www.udgifoundation.org
• Email: support@udgifoundation.org
  

Let's empower women and girls by ensuring their menstrual hygiene needs are met. Together, we can make a difference in Moradabad District.

As women, we've often been told to conform and not to challenge the status quo. However, it's high time we shatter these stereotypes. The initial step involves educating numerous women, followed by fostering their economic independence.
Our NGO, UDGI FOUNDATION, is putting relentless efforts into achieving this goal. We seek your support for our cause, as our resources are limited. By standing together, we can create a powerful wave of change that empowers women to rise above limitations and embrace a brighter future.

Lack of awareness makes for a major problem in India’s menstrual hygiene scenario. Indian Council for Medical Research’s 2011-12 report stated that only 38 per cent menstruating girls in India spoke to their mothers about menstruation. However, in the Moradbad area this situation is more vulnerable.

1. All most mothers were themselves unaware what menstruation was, how it was to be explained to a teenager and what practices could be considered as menstrual hygiene management.

2. Schools were not very helpful either as schools in rural areas refrained from discussing menstrual hygiene.

3. Most girls rely on home-grown or other readily available material, the latter often being unhygienic and unsanitary. As per our observation 1 to 2 per cent women in this area are estimated to use sanitary napkins.

4. The lack of demand results in storekeepers not stocking up on sanitary pads.

5. School Girls and Women resorting to unhygienic practices during their menstrual cycle, such as filling up old socks with sand and tying them around waists to absorb menstrual blood, or taking up old pieces of cloth and using them to absorb blood. Such methods increase chances of infection and hinder the day- to-day task of a woman on her period.

6. No proper disposal facility for the used sanitary Napkins. That resulted in environmental issues.

Solution

Hygiene-related practices of women during menstruation are of considerable importance, as it may increase vulnerability to Reproductive Tract Infections (RTI's). Poor menstrual hygiene is one of the major reasons for the high prevalence of RTIs in the country and contributes significantly to female morbidity. So, Create Awareness on MHM at the to the school Girls students and mothers is the felt need.

Create a platform “Yuvati Forum” at village level for the purpose of the girls can be able to take a lead for new initiative in the interest of common issue regarding the health of Girls and women.

Provide the Sanitary napkin to the schoolgirls and mothers with the discounted rate.

The functions of sanitary napkins are to absorb and retain menstrual fluid and isolate menstrual fluids from the body. Important and desired properties are: no leakage, no unesthetic appearance or colour, no odour, stay in place, comfortable to wear (thin body shape), and a high level of hygiene.

A sanitary napkin incinerator machine is used to dispose used sanitary napkins safely. Used sanitary napkins are often disposed of in dustbins or open surfaces, thereby giving rise to various contagious diseases or when disposed in toilets they block the sewage system. So, all used sanitary pad will be burn in the incinerator machine. That mechanism will be established with the support of leader girls students and HM/teachers and mothers

School going girls who are now in menstrual cycle and mothers are key stakeholders of the project. Involvement with responsibility of the project activity than it will be a bigger achievement of the project and the strategies are as follows:

1. Counseling and mobilizing of parents of school going girls to help to build a better learning environment within and beyond the school and initiate the gender sensitization process in communities.

2. Community education through appropriate IEC Materials.

3. Convergence with the line department and other stakeholders.

4. Role model interaction.

1. Formation of YUVTI FORUM (Adolescent girls Forum) at village level.

With the objectives to enhance the capabilities of the adolescent girls and to create awareness on the Gender equality and awareness on health a forum of the adolescent girls will form at village level.

Objective of the forum is to empower adolescent girls by establishing their forums at village level and imparting them life skills and adolescent health education which will help them to establish their identity and self-esteem in the society.

Forum will be form at village level.

· 14 to 18 years age girls will be member of Yuvti forum.

· They will meet once in a monthly basis.

· In forum Girls will empower for the need of their bright future. Social mobilizer will facilitate the process of empowerment of the forum.

· Parent will be a part of the forum informal base.

· The forum will appreciate to girls who win the award or success in their interest area and motivate and support to other girls for their future.

2. Learning sharing and advocacy at district/block level forum:

Create a platform for work cohesively with all the non-government organization who are working in the Moradabad district is necessary to coordination. Establish the strong process for a create common and collaboratively platform to discuss the progress and opportunities at the district level and initiate the discussion and support system mechanism on common issue to support for larger impact.

Thanks,
UDGI FOUNDATION

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