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women’s wellbeing. Lack of awareness and Five years later and eight states strong,
adoption of safe menstrual health & hygiene the dedicated Tata Trusts’ MHM team is a
management (MHM) practices pose a serious repository of vital insights. Through operations
threat to this rich demography of India. at a grassroot level, the team has gathered
As highlighted in this report, a large functional intelligence of the intricate gendered
majority of young girls and women in India social fabric that envelops the menstrual health
lack the right knowledge on menstruation. of millions of India’s women and young girls.
Misinformation around biological aspects of This report is an effort to document the
menstruation can lead to several challenges need for MHM in India and to offer a tried-and-
across health, gender equality, sanitation and tested way forward. The MHM programme aims
other socio-economic development factors. to achieve gender equity and community health
The Tata Trusts embarked on a new journey through awareness and adoption of safe MHM
with the start of the Menstrual Health & practices in different parts of India. Through
Hygiene Management programme in 2018. The documentation of our on-ground interventions
need for this programme rose from the feedback and case stories, this report is our sincere effort
the Tata Water Mission team received from to make our learnings and insights available
women while implementing its extensive water to a wider set of stakeholders who strive for a
and sanitation projects. similar goal.
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