Importance of services: Only 27.7 % of young women aged 15–24 have access to adequate menstrual health and hygiene resources. <50% young women are not aware on importance of sanitary pads during menstrual cycle. Usage of sanitary pads vary from 34.5% to 70%. High regional inequalities.
The adolescent girls and women population face several socio-cultural, economic, and psychological challenges:
Define the services: We have designed a 12 months comprehensive service package, that aims to reach out to adolescent girls and in India and make them aware of importance of hygiene, nutrition and healthy practices during menstrual period.
The comprehensive service package includes:
| Problems Statement | Solutions Proposed |
|---|---|
| Lack of awareness of hygiene, nutrition and health aspects of menstruation | Create awareness through monthly IPC meetings and WhatsApp intervention. |
| Don’t have access for better treatment of menstrual problems | Fortnightly live broadcast session with specialized lady doctor. |
| Irregular and inadequate supply of sanitary pads | Distribution of good quality sanitary pads during monthly meetings. |
| Blood loss during menstrual period is also one of the causes of adolescent and women anemia | Improve usage of IFA tablets and iron-rich foods through awareness creation. |
Service charge: The adolescent girls and women are required to pay one-time non-refundable registration fees of Rs. 100 only, and then service charge of Rs. 30 only every month to get above mentioned services.
Nature of services: Offline only