As part of our Menstrual Health and Hygiene program in India, Karuna-Shechen is launching a new pilot project that will improve the lives of thousands of women.
We have selected 15 destitute women to come to our vocational training centre in Dumohan, Gaya, to produce locally-made sanitary pads that are both affordable and hygienic.
Today, it is estimated that 70% of all reproductive diseases in India are caused by poor menstrual hygiene. Lack of access to affordable and hygienic sanitary material and disposal options leave many women to manage their periods in ineffective, uncomfortable, and unhygienic ways.
Karuna-Shechen has been subsidizing the cost of sanitary pads for the rural poor and school girls since 2013. By hiring local women to produce our own pads made with our own machine, we will soon be able to offer women an inexpensive product.
This work will also provide a source of additional income (2,000-3,000 rupees each month) for our employees who come from deprived economic villages in Bihar.
We are teaching girls and their parents about the importance of good menstrual practices in our partner villages and local schools.
Limited access to information, as well as cultural taboos and social stigmas attached to menstruation have a negative impact on the lives and health of millions of girls and women.
Many girls and women miss school and work every month because they do not have access to sanitary pads.
A majority of under-privileged women have very little knowledge about what is happening to their bodies. A Unicef study revealed that 10% of girls in India believe that menstruation is a disease.
By breaking taboos and offering low-cost pads to Indian women, our program aims to improve the health and lives of thousands of poor Indian women and girls. Join us in our efforts!
July 12 2022
From Rennes to Kharsa: a collaborative project The beginnings of the project Karuna-Shechen aims to reveal the altruistic potential of individuals, groups and communities. At the beginning of 2021...
July 4 2022
For a year now, Karuna-Shechen has been present in the Ruby Valley in Nepal, in order to develop educational, economic and agricultural programmes to meet local challenges. Thanks to the opening of of...
May 6 2022
We believe that education is a tool for development, which should also help everyone to cultivate their inner qualities. Indeed, Early Childhood Development (ECD) is a major axis of intervention for K...
April 28 2022
This year, all the donations collected by Action For Karuna finance our food security program in India which supports more than 53,000 families: organic vegetable gardens, fruit trees, drip irrigati...
April 19 2022
"When altruists join forces, they can generate a tremendous power for good. (...) Everyone can mobilize in his or her own way and cultivate an altruistic state of mind to become a link in the immense ...
