It is not just in building toilets or creating awareness about using sanitary napkins but zeroing in on a number of other avenues, which can be eye openers for women not only in other districts of West Bengal but other states as well.

By SAWM Team On Dec 19, 2018

It is still a taboo in a country like India to talk about menstrual hygiene. But Purulia District in West Bengal sets an example to rest of the country by its Kanya Sree Group of Adolescent Girls. This Group talks to the local community and Neighborhood about the importance of Menstrual Hygiene, Child marriage and its social Change. Initially, the locals ignored them, the girls say. But they refused to give up their hopes. Today they have become game changers with their work in creating awareness leading to reduction in cervical disease among women’s in the district.

SAWM Team

South Asian Women in Media (SAWM) is a network of women media professionals in South Asia. SAWM works for freedom of press, increased participation of women in the media, a gender-sensitive work environment and a gender-equal outlook in the media. Launched in April 2008, SAWM’s central secretariat is in Lahore, Pakistan and the association has country chapters in eight members of SAARC. SAWM helps women working in media to network across borders, and with international rights organizations, to assert their rights and defend their interests.