Meet Ananya Malde who raised period awareness via Project Pragati at the age of 14
A 14-year-old girl launched a project to raise awareness about menstruation. Ananya Malde dispeled myths and provided period products to adolescent girls through Project Pragati. Ananya Malde, was 14-years old when she learned why her house maid's younger sister had to drop out of seventh grade. The reason was menstruation, and Ananya learned about the societal stigma around it. Ananya Malde says, "Due to menstruation, they had a large celebration to announce that she is now of marriageable age. I was taken aback when I heard it, and I had no idea how serious the matter was until then, because it didn't seem like a reason to drop out to me." Further web study revealed that the period represents a wider cultural issue restricting chances for young females. According to a survey published by Dasra, as many as 23 million girls drop out of school owing to a lack of basic menstrual hygiene to learn safely in schools. Ananya was inspired to launch Project Pra...