Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 3: ‘THE-SARA’, a registered non-profit organization under its ‘Mission Compassion’ through its ‘Health is Wealth’ initiative carried out awareness programme on menstrual health & hygiene at Nari Niketan in R.S Pura near here.
The programme was attended by the female inmates of Nari Niketan.
During the programme volunteers at ‘THE – SARA’ namely Deepshikha Sharma and Summer Shameem, student social workers from the College of Social Work Nirmala Niketan Mumbai delivered lectures and carried out activities pertaining to menstrual health and hygiene.
The awareness lectures delivered on this occasion underlined the importance of girls knowing how to manage their personal hygiene in particular during their periods to avoid infections.
Participants were also sensitized on various complications arising out of lack of menstrual hygiene, namely RTI and infertility.
On this occasion sanitary pads were also distributed among inmates of the Nari Niketan.
Superintendent of Nari Niketan, Saroj and Vikrant Narwalia, Superintendent of Bal Ashram and Juvenile Home were also present on the occasion and thanked ‘THE – SARA’ and its volunteers for the noble initiative.
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