Undrajavaram Mandal in Andhra Pradesh is a rural area with limited economic opportunities, particularly for women. Girls and young women lack access to education and vocational training, and caste principles broadly limit opportunities for improving their livelihoods. This project with the Rosary Prayer Society is a women-led menstrual health and livelihood initiative to address the critical gaps in menstrual hygiene access and economic opportunity faced by women and adolescent girls in 15 villages of Undrajavaram Mandal.
The project establishes a local production and training unit producing low-cost, hygienic, safe, biodegradable sanitary napkins that are affordable for poor households and readily accessible within the villages. Four women will be directly employed in the initiative, while many more local women will participate in distribution, outreach, and awareness activities. To address the social and cultural barriers surrounding menstruation, the project will also conduct regular menstrual health and hygiene awareness sessions in villages and schools. The project will provide hygiene education and menstrual health products to more than 47,000 women and adolescent girls.
Undrajavaram Mandal in Andhra Pradesh is a rural area with limited economic opportunities, particularly for women. Girls and young women lack access to education and vocational training, and caste principles broadly limit opportunities for improving their livelihoods. This project with the Rosary Prayer Society is a women-led menstrual health and livelihood initiative to address the critical gaps in menstrual hygiene access and economic opportunity faced by women and adolescent girls in 15 villages of Undrajavaram Mandal.
The project establishes a local production and training unit producing low-cost, hygienic, safe, biodegradable sanitary napkins that are affordable for poor households and readily accessible within the villages. Four women will be directly employed in the initiative, while many more local women will participate in distribution, outreach, and awareness activities. To address the social and cultural barriers surrounding menstruation, the project will also conduct regular menstrual health and hygiene awareness sessions in villages and schools. The project will provide hygiene education and menstrual health products to more than 47,000 women and adolescent girls.
