A few days in a month, girls who have reached puberty experience a period. Another name term for having a period is menstruation. Menstruation can begin as early as 8 or as late as 16. Every girl has her own internal clock. The lining of the uterus builds up every month to prepare the body to nourish a baby if a woman is pregnant. If a baby is not conceived, 4–6 tablespoons of blood comes flows out through the vagina between the legs as it is not needed. This is a normal part of life for a woman and does not stop people from carrying out their everyday activities and should not stop them, there is widespread belief in our country which somehow connects periods with impurity, lack of education takes the blame in this case and that is what our NGO tries to eradicate by teaching young children to think with a wider perspective, to not fall into the accepted dogmas of our society.

Then students were given explanation for the following questions:
(a) How many people have seen ads/commercials on TV about pads or tampons?
(b) How many people have talked to their parents/guardians about this?
(c) How many people have seen commercials about pads with wings? What are the wings for?

They were told about the use and need of using sanitary pads. Also, periods are not something inappropriate and should not be consider a taboo or something different. It is as normal as brushing your teeth. So they should take it with ease…