Spreading Menstrual awareness through 'Bleed to Feed'
Bleed to Feed..
The issue of menstruation and the problems that women face because of it, irrespective of their background, have existed in our country for long and they seem to be going nowhere because nobody wants to talk about it. We should have had no surprise when we became aware of the situation in the villages we are currently working in. But the extent to which it has paralyzed the social system in the rural areas was enough to disturb me. It gave an idea about how a normal physiological process can become a plague due to lack of awareness. We have been working in rural communities for more than a year now and the following conversation with a pre-teen girl of class 6 caught my attention.
Me: Why?
She: My mother won’t allow me. She says I have grown up. I shouldn’t be going to school now.
We were surprised. A visit to her house confirmed our apprehensions. She had started getting her periods. And she wanted to go to school but she was embarrassed of the incessant bleeding. She is afraid of how her friends will react when they see her clothes and become aware of her condition. There were hundreds of other restrictions that had been imposed on her because of this ‘evil’ thing that is happening to her body and she has no idea of what is this evil thing and why is this happening to her.
Only 5 out of every 100 girls had some idea about menstruation.
The figures were alarming and it called for an immediate intervention.
- Addressing the lack of knowledge on the menses health and hygiene for mothers and daughters
- The girls are able to come out of their inhibitions and the embarrassment and are confident to discuss about the issue with anybody
- They get aware of the pubertal changes in their bodies and start accepting and more importantly, respecting the change
- They start interacting with the counsellors rather than just listening to them in a conversation and begin to realize the fact that it is a natural phenomenon and every woman has to go through it
- Hitting the mindset of the society by introducing a book on a social taboo like menstruation into government schools. These would also help in further self-learning and can be passed on from one generation to another.
Nirali- 9116002361, thakkarnirali23@gmail.com
Khushboo- 9116002342, khushi00013@gmail.com
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3 days workshop on Menstrual cycle, its consequences, precautions with 51 school girls and 3 government teachers has been covered now in next phase we will call their mothers in the school and will conduct one more workshop to spread this message positively.
Stay tuned!!
Bleed to Feed..
3 days workshop on Menstrual cycle, its consequences, precautions with 51 school girls and 3 government teachers has been covered now in next phase we will call their mothers in the school and will conduct one more workshop to spread this message positively.
Stay tuned!!
Bleed to Feed..
Hello people,
2 fellows, 4 schools and 1 project (Menstrual heath and hygiene).
We have started engaging teachers in our sessions for their capacity building as well. Current sessions are with class 6 to 8 girls where we involve them in a role play (Mother-daughter, Uncle-daughter) and few theater activities.
Purpose of this, firstly girls should get comfortable with their body and get aware of all body parts.

Regards,
Nirali
Hello people,
2 fellows, 4 schools and 1 project (Menstrual heath and hygiene).
We have started engaging teachers in our sessions for their capacity building as well. Current sessions are with class 6 to 8 girls where we involve them in a role play (Mother-daughter, Uncle-daughter) and few theater activities.
Purpose of this, firstly girls should get comfortable with their body and get aware of all body parts.

Regards,
Nirali
Hello everyone,
We have started taking sessions on know your gender, are you happy being a girl, know your emotions, know your wishes, know the physical difference between a girl and a guy, know your body, know the importance of your body parts, know the types of touches, etc with the government school girls of 10 to 15 years of age. Also gave them a demo on types of touches and did some written exercises like, when do you feel sad and with whom you do share your emotions? Who treats you with love and care, etc.
School 1 - with 18 girls
School 2 - with 30 girls + 1 teacher
Thanks,
Bleed and Feed
Stay tuned:)
Hello everyone,
We have started taking sessions on know your gender, are you happy being a girl, know your emotions, know your wishes, know the physical difference between a girl and a guy, know your body, know the importance of your body parts, know the types of touches, etc with the government school girls of 10 to 15 years of age. Also gave them a demo on types of touches and did some written exercises like, when do you feel sad and with whom you do share your emotions? Who treats you with love and care, etc.
School 1 - with 18 girls
School 2 - with 30 girls + 1 teacher
Thanks,
Bleed and Feed
Stay tuned:)
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Very good work.
More power to you and Menstrupedia! <3
Great work Khushi and Nirali!!! Keep the efforts up!
Such an important thing to be doing, well done!
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