Score 5/8 On This Quiz To Know If You’re Living Safely In The Pandemic!
As lockdown continues to remain in force in containment zones, and schools and colleges closed until July 31st, the government issued fresh new guidelines for Unlock 2.0, bringing some respite in...
View ArticleVaginal Hues: Know What Different Coloured Discharges Mean
Discharge is the vagina’s way to cleanse and lubricate. While changing shades and texture throughout the menstrual cycle are normal, specific colours can help in giving useful observing your health....
View ArticleHow I “Bled Like A Tap”: A Menstrual Health Emergency Amidst A Pandemic
The advent of the pandemic, along with its attendant evils like poverty, starvation, the economic slowdown, and the ecological crisis, has brought with it anxieties related to questions of ill health...
View Article‘Age Is Never A Factor For How Or When You Choose To Help Your Community’
By Sirish Govardhan, via UNICEF, Karnataka Inspiration wasn’t something I had to actively search for because the most inspiring person I know was right in front of me: my mother. Watching my mother as...
View Articleक्या सिर्फ महिलाओं को ही होता है पीरियड्स?
डेवेक्स नाम की एक वेबसाइट ने अभी हाल ही में एक आर्टिकल की हेडिंग में लिखा “Opinion: Creating a more equal post COVID-19 world for people who menstruate.” इस हैडिंग का मतलब है कि कोविड-19 के बाद ऐसी...
View ArticleAs The Govt Goes On An Anti-Environment Spree, We Must Introspect Our Actions...
Of late, the concern of the protection and conservation of Dehing Patkai has been in the news. Indeed, it is the need of the hour to raise our voice against the destruction of the tropical rainforest...
View ArticleThe Pandemic Hit Her Community Hard But She Found A Way, Here’s Asma’s Journey
By UNICEF Office, Maharashtra When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Asma Ansari’s community in Ambujwadi (an informal settlement in Malad West, Mumbai) took a hard hit. People lost their sources of income...
View ArticleWhat Has Punjab Government Done For Menstrual Health And Hygiene?
Menstrual hygiene is a fundamental humanitarian concern which bogs down every human rights worker. The adverse psychosocial climate in which women have woven their realities is highly stressful and a...
View Article“हमारे रंग को देखकर लोग हमारी जाति का अंदाज़ा लगाते थे”
40 घर, तंग गलियां, पानी, संडास के लिए लगती लम्बी कतारें और लोगों की नफरतों को मिलाकर बनती थी हमारी बस्ती। बस्ती से जुड़े बहुत से पल हैं जिन्होंने मेरी ज़िन्दगी को बहुत प्रभावित किया हैं। मेरे व्यक्तित्व...
View ArticleMeet 4 Young People From Gujarat Who Stepped Up To Do Their Bit In This...
By UNICEF, Gujarat As the COVID-19 pandemic hit Ahmedabad, several communities were hit and quite strongly. Amidst the chaos that ensued—when thousands of people ran out of essentials—several good...
View ArticleDon’t Let Disasters Like COVID-19 Take Their Dreams, Let Girls Study
After the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, a term called “tsunami marriages” was in use to describe ‘forced early marriages’ of young girls to older men. Image only for representation. After the 2004...
View ArticleNo Dedicated Teachers, Inadequate Infrastructure Contribute In Keeping Girls...
There is a need for a substantive approach for the empowerment of women in marginalised communities through education, especially on the tea estates of Assam. But it is still a tall order. No dedicated...
View ArticleFor How Long Will Quality Education Remain Elusive For Girls In Assam’s Tea...
With the discovery of tea growing potential during the British era, Assam was the most successful tea producer in the world, contributing nearly half of it. With 1000 tea gardens producing 570 million...
View Article6 Reasons Why Public Washrooms Are Not Menstruator Friendly
Jaha shauch, waha shauchalaya” was the prime tagline of India’s infamous ‘washroom campaign’ – a campaign that encouraged creation of both public and private washrooms so as to improve sanitation and...
View Articleऑनर किलिंग के नाम पर प्रेमियों की हत्या कर कब तक नफरत फैलाता रहेगा समाज?
आदिकाल से जातियों के बंधन इतने सख्त हैं कि इन्हें तोड़ पाना आसान नहीं है। मनुस्मृति के अनुसार, हर जाति को वर्ण व्यवस्था में काम और ज़िम्मेदारी के हिसाब से बांटा गया है। यह सामाजिक व्यवस्था बड़ी गहराई से...
View ArticleCan Education In India Go Online If Most Girls Are Left Behind?
Didi, my studies have stopped because of school closure. I want to study more, especially the difficult subjects like Math and Science. Please help me with that. I want to be prepared for the next...
View ArticleDoes India’s Water Scarcity Have An Affect On Menstruating Women?
The fact that India is standing at the brink of impending water scarcity is known to all. Several reports over the years have articulated the poor state of the country’s water resources. According to...
View Articleकोरोना काल में कहीं पीछे ना छूट जाए ‘बेटी बचाओ बेटी पढ़ाओ’का नारा
कोरोना वायरस ने देश ही नहीं, बल्कि पूरे विश्व को अपनी चपेट में ले लिया है। देश व समाज के हर क्षेत्र में कोरोना वायरस की वजह से बुरा असर पड़ा हुआ है। काम काज ना होने की वजह से बहुत सारे लोगों को सैकड़ों...
View Articleकोरोना कैसे प्रभावित कर रहा है लड़कियों की शिक्षा को
कोरोना महामारी अब एक वैश्विक समस्या बन चुकी है। इस महामारी के प्रसार को रोकने और इसके प्रभाव से बचने के लिए पूरे विश्व में स्कूलों को बंद कर दिया गया है और उनको घर पर रहकर अपने सिलेबस को पूरा करने का...
View ArticleAre Government Schools In Haryana Failing Those Who Bleed?
Lack of proper sanitation facilities, separate washrooms for girls and absence of awareness around menstrual health makes it difficult for young girls to attend school regularly. A 2015 report by Dasra...
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