By Tasneem Sara | Project Leader
IMPACT STORIES FROM THE FIELD*
"My name is Ranjan and I am 19 years old. My periods are irregular. Sometimes it takes more than 15 days or 1 month over the actual time. At my home we have an idol of the goddess and due to that we have to follow rules like abstaining from cooking, worshipping or doing any other household chores. But sometimes it happens that I and my mother both get our menses nearly on same days so I take pills to regulate my menses without the doctor’s prescription. I didn’t know that the pills are harmful for my reproductive health."
Trough the meetings on Awareness of adolescents' menstrual health and sanitation conducted by AWAG, she was explained about reproductive health and misconceptions with regard to goddess and menses. Also, she was taught not to take any medicine without the doctor’s prescription.
"My name is Bhavna and I came for the training with my elder sister."
(Since Bhavna was shy to talk about this, her sister talked with us about her problem). "After 1 year of Bhavna’s menses, her menses stopped. Her body has no physical changes as required nor does she eat properly. Today in training I learnt the importance of reproductive organs and the importance of menses in a girl’s life. So now I will take Bhavna to a gynecologist and start the required treatment."
"My name is Pooja and I am 21 years old. I am having a problem of white discharge since the last 2 years. There is a lot of itching in the area and occasionally there is abdominal pain also. I talked to my mother about this issue but she said that’s fine as it happens to all girls and it would be fine after marriage. Through this training I got proper knowledge about the issue. I will talk to my mother and will take proper treatment for the same."
NB: * The names of beneficiaries mentioned in the stories contain their first names only and are in tune with GlobalGiving's policy on protecting their identities
By Tasneem Sara | Project Leader
By Tasneem Sara | Project Leader
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