Menstrual Health & Dignity
A pack of pads is the difference between a school day and a lost one.
Sanitary pad distribution in government schools across multiple districts of Telangana, delivered with menstrual-hygiene awareness sessions for students and teachers.
- What it cost
- ₹4,50,000
- Approx. spend across Year 1 (₹2,50,000) and Year 3 (₹2,00,000).
- What was delivered
- · Sanitary pads procured and distributed in government schools· Menstrual-hygiene awareness sessions run alongside every distribution· Scaled to additional districts in Year 3
What we learned
Access works better when dignity and understanding travel together. Where the awareness session happened first, the supplies were actually used.
Potential next phase
Return to the same schools on a schedule instead of arriving once, and bring teachers into the conversation earlier.
Next: Girls' education & future readiness
