Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS) Celebrates International Menstrual Hygiene Day

INN/Chennai, @infodeaofficial

Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science celebrated International Menstrual Hygiene Day yesterday. As a part of this, they endeavored to teach women and girls to adopt a plastic-free period for their own health and safety as well as the revival of our only home – planet Earth with the hashtag #It’s Time for Action.

 

The students of the department of Fashion, Design, and Arts contributed to the awareness by stitching cloth pads out of organic cotton fabric which was distributed to girls and women of Kayar village in Kancheepuram, one of the villages adopted by Hindustan. Besides the workshop, an awareness program was also organized to create awareness on the importance of menstrual hygiene, the effect of societal taboos on health and environment and the availability of sustainable menstrual products

Menstruation is the most important aspect of reproductive health for a woman. But in many parts of the world, it is still considered a taboo topic. This continued reluctance to openly talk about menstruation, not only denies awareness about menstrual health and hygiene among girls and women, but also leads to improper disposal of sanitary pads and tampons which contain harmful chemicals and plastic. Now, the environmental damage caused by these ‘single-use’ menstrual products has become a global topic of heightened concern. The Menstrual Hygiene Day (May 28, 2019), is a global platform for government agencies, non-profit organizations, private sector agencies, the media and individuals to come together to raise the voices for promotion of menstrual hygiene and its management.

Chief Guest for the occasion, Tmt. Rekha Rangarajan, Director Data Patterns, distributed the Cloth Pad Kits comprising two stitched cloth pads and some extra material to make more for themselves. A training session demonstrating the making of cloth pads was also conducted for the women and girls to practice cloth pad making, which will immensely benefit them to be self-sufficient in the future. This suffices one of the major goals of menstrual hygiene day which focuses on attaining sustainable development – “Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns”.

The department has also been advocating awareness initiatives on sustainable menstrual practices by conducting awareness programs and contributing cloth pads to the school kids of rural areas.

 

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