puberty
Tweetchat on ‘Menstruation and pain’
“That time of the month”, “Lady time”, “Monthly Visitor”,”Code red” Let’s break free from the whispers and euphemisms and have an open conversation about periods. Join us on Twitter for a tweet chat on ‘Menstruation and [...]Read more
Discussing all things taboo at Government Girls High School
Naina Jha conducted a workshop on ‘Puberty and Sexual Harassment’ at Government Girls High School on September 9. It was attended by 24 girls. The workshop began by asking the students a sensitive and taboo question of how their bodies have changed over the years? [...]Read more
Explaining puberty to students of G. D. Secondary Boys School
Naina Jha conducted a workshop for the students of G. D. Secondary Boys School in collaboration with Kahanighar on the 27th of July. It was attended by 120 boys. The topic discussed in the workshop was ‘Puberty’. The workshop was commenced by asking what is puberty. [...]Read more
Making #WomensHealth a Priority
On 15th March, Michelle Frank @DrMichelleF conducted a tweetchat on Making Women’s Health a Priority The chat began by asking the audience about the possible taboos that prevent women from accessing medical care. The audience suggested that women are expected to portray a [...]Read more
Breaking Taboos on National Girl Child Day
Naina Jha conducted a workshop on Puberty and Menstruation at “Be for Nation School” on 24th January on the occasion of National Girl Child Day. It was attended by 15 girls all of which were teenagers. When asked if they faced any changes in their bodies, all of them responded [...]Read more
Let’s talk Period.
Naina Jha conducted a workshop on the topic “Puberty and Menstruation” at Guru Gobind Singh School, Paṭna City on 23rd January, 2018 for a group of 80 girls. She began the workshop by asking them about their teenage years and the experiences they felt in the phase they were [...]Read more
Breaking the Taboo on Puberty and Menstruation
Our Youth Outreach Officer at Delhi, Vanshika Deswal along with Kajal Antil, Campus Ambassador from SBS, organised an awareness workshop on Puberty and Menstruation on 10th December 2018. This was conducted at a community in Majnu Ka Tila along with fellows from Teach For India. [...]Read more
Puberty and Menstruation- Not Taboo Any More
Naina Jha conducted a workshop on the topic “Puberty and Menstruation” at Aghor Prakash School on 8th December in collaboration with the organisation- Gupshup for a group of 60 girls. She began the workshop by asking them about their teenage years and the experiences [...]Read more
Demystifying Menstruation Myths in Mumbai
Priya Tiwari, the Volunteer Outreach Officer at Safecity, along with the Rotract club of SIES College, Malad and Gift NGO, conducted a workshop creating awareness about Menstrual Hygiene for around 20 children and 15 women from the slums from Malad on 24th November, 2018. It [...]Read more
Talking about Puberty and Menstruation in Bihar
Naina Jha conducted an awareness session on Puberty and Menstruation for 30 girls of Saraswati Vidya Mandir School on 29th of October in Patna, Bihar. Naina asked them if they had heard of the word “Puberty”. Many of the girls were not aware of the term. When asked what puberty [...]Read more