New Delhi, Oct 11 With just one rupee-a day as voluntary contribution, an initiative is helping young girls in Nawada district of Bihar speak up about their menstrual needs and set up a sanitary pads bank.
They collect Rs 1 per day collected from each girl is used to buy sanitary pads for themselves and other girls who may not have the means to make the purchase. The girls decided to come together to assist each other when they saw how their individual menstrual needs were often not met due to a lack of money.
On International Day of the Girl Child
( With inputs from IANS )
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