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at the heart of the programme. This includes messaging is targeted at women and girls, along
messaging around importance of hygienic use of with influencers and decision makers such as
absorbents, personal grooming, health-seeking husbands, parents, elders, etc. The community as
practices and the need for MHM-friendly WaSH a whole needs to be convinced of the importance
facilities (see box 9). The behaviour change of MHM. Tata Water Mission seeks to engage

The ideal MHM-friendly facility

The programme educates stakeholders on the know-how of making a toilet facility an MHM-friendly one.
9 Aspects such as allowing women access at all times, presence of light and ventilation, availability of soap
and water, ensuring safety and privacy by appropriate latches, adding hooks and shelves to facilitate
changing and washing absorbents — these are some simple necessities.

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