Development Labs is a non profit organization located in
Delhi. We would like to run a Pan-India Project titled “Feminine Hygiene &
Care Programme in India” in collaboration with your esteemed organization. The
activities which would be conducted under the project are listed below:-
1. Training NGO
volunteers on menstrual hygiene and related issues
2. Distribution of an
informative booklet on the issues of physiology of menstruation, Reproductive
Tract Infections (RTI), anemia, nutrition, ills of child marriage, how to use
and dispose a sanitary napkin and why one should spend on sanitary napkin
instead of unhygienic cloth napkin
3. Distribution of free
sample for one time.
The need of the Project:
India claims the lowest usage of feminine hygiene products
in the world. Of the 496.4 million women in India, only 6% — around 30
million women — use some sort of hygienic sanitary napkin during their
monthly menstruation. Compare this to the 96% rate seen in developed countries,
like the United States, and India’s statistic is pitiful.
According to a recent AC Nielsen survey conducted
in major metropolitan areas of India—Aurangabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi,
Gorakhpur, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Vijayawada—inadequate menstrual protection is
a serious hindrance to everyday life. Indian women resort to methods of
feminine hygiene that have been practiced for generations: old strips of cloth
or napkins fashioned out of natural fiber husk that can be reused. Disposable
sanitary napkins are expensive for poor consumers, and a lack of awareness also
limits women’s comprehension of how sanitary napkins should be used and why
they promote good health and hygiene.
Continuing the same issue, most Gynecologists reported that
sanitary napkins can act as a preventive measure against reproductive tract
infection, while 64 per cent noted that it can act as
precautionary measure to reduce the risk of cervical cancer.
In addition, Research also shows Reproductive Tract Infection was 70 per cent more common among those with unhygienic sanitary practices. Out of the 355 million menstruating women in India, only 12 per cent use sanitary napkins. The figure is abysmal, compared to countries like China, where majority of women use sanitary napkins, the survey maintained.
precautionary measure to reduce the risk of cervical cancer.
In addition, Research also shows Reproductive Tract Infection was 70 per cent more common among those with unhygienic sanitary practices. Out of the 355 million menstruating women in India, only 12 per cent use sanitary napkins. The figure is abysmal, compared to countries like China, where majority of women use sanitary napkins, the survey maintained.
Observing such vulnerability in rural and in fact some urban
areas, we at Development Labs has decided to initiate a project in partnership
with your esteemed organization.
Development Labs:
Shading light over Development Labs ~Inspiring New
Directions~ registered under Indian Trust Act. We are a bunch of young
enthusiastic people. Basically we are dealing with Awareness & Mitigation
of UN-Millennium Development Goals through Apparel range, CSR Courses, and
Documentaries on Social Issues, development of websites of non profit
organization and much more.
We work on a simple participatory model, bridging the gap
between India and Bharat with partnership with different NGOs around the
Nation. The model is oriented towards increasing the flow of resources and
information through the entire structure. This bi-directional approach is a
hybrid model of both top-down and bottom-up approach. We, presently, offer a
small range of products to serve the growing environmentally and socially
sensitive consumers who want to bring about a change.
Development Labs is looking for partners to initiate this
project for greater penetration in all pockets of India. If your organization
don’t want to be directly associated with the cause, then you can buy our
customized T-Shirts. The profit would be utilized to run this Campaign.
For further information contact us on :
musarrat.warsi@gmail.com
