Pataudi, Haryana: To assist younger women navigate puberty – which is commonly a time of great bodily and emotional upheaval – C3 has been working in 5 faculties of Pataudi district, Haryana. The initiative is supported by Open Text, and has been equipping over 1000 adolescent women with life abilities, digital and monetary literacy, and data on menstrual well being and hygiene.

C3 launched an distinctive, first-of-its-kind useful resource – ‘Navya Kits’ – to the ladies below this intervention. A set of merchandise and data that might assist these younger women perceive and handle their durations and dispel myths and taboos surrounding menstruation, these Navya Kits are a cornerstone for adolescent menstrual hygiene. The kits include six reusable pads (that might last as long as 2 years), a scorching water bottle for menstrual ache administration, a diary with interactive info on menstrual hygiene and taboos, and a detergent bottle that can assist the ladies wash and re-use their pads. To additional complement wider utilization and secure disposal of sanitary napkins, C3 has additionally begun establishing incinerators in all the 5 faculties during which the initiative has been operating.The Navya kits are additionally an important instrument for future advocacy round menstrual hygiene, and is one thing C3 will goal to disseminate by its different adolescent well being initiatives as effectively.

At the launch occasion, Vandana Nair, Lead, Adolescent and Young People Program at C3, additional emphasised the significance of teaching younger women about menstrual hygiene, stating that “Menstruation is a natural bodily process that they will likely experience for several decades. By providing them with accurate information and resources, we can help them understand and manage their menstrual cycle and dispel any myths or taboos surrounding menstruation.”

Dr Tanaya Narendra, popularly generally known as Dr Cuterus, an Instagram influencer with over 1,000,000 followers and creator, was additionally current on the launch, and interacted immediately with the younger women to reply their urgent considerations, to encourage them to have open conversations round menstruation, and offering precious insights on how younger women can keep their menstrual well being. According to Dr. Cuterus, “this initiative by Centre for Catalyzing Change (C3) is absolutely unique, fun, and important for all the adolescent girls between the ages of 11-13. The products in the Navya kit will help young girls be prepared for their first period and also give them the right information in an engaging manner.”

Ms. Pushpanjali Saikia, CSR Lead India from Micro Focus now Open Text, reasserted the necessity to present women with all the required info to assist them obtain each higher well being and future success. This consists of digital literacy, bigger emotional and bodily wellbeing, and the arrogance to hunt out higher alternatives and higher life selections in at this time’s more and more digitized world.