Restarting in schools!

We are so glad to see our partners restarting menstrual education in schools again as these have  finally 

re-opened..
Meet our Chennai-based partner organisation Arunodhaya which organises menstrual health sessions for adolescent girls in schools and communities. They received 750 cloth pads from us that  were distributed in 11 communities and 10 schools.

Their team recently conducted a campaign for adolescent girls and their mothers, focusing on cycle awareness, reproductive health, a product analysis of existing menstrual products and how they impact our health and environment. Many of the participants shared that before the session, they were unaware of what actually happens in their bodies. They expressed how much this session helped them to understand the importance of their menstrual health and the need to open up conversations between mothers and daughters.

One mother shared that she always hushed her daughter asking questions related to her periods but that now "... the session opened my eyes and I feel proud of my period." 😍

We moved to Auroshilpam -woohoo! - only 1,5 km from our old location 😉

We are so happy with more light, more space:

An office tour video will come next week on our social media. Stay tuned!

You are always most welcome to drop by to learn about cloth pads, our educational work and get cloth pads and nappies :)

Hope to see you soon! 😘

Currently, we are running a re-edition of our Indigo cloth pad range. It's a limited edition available only on our website till Tuesday night.

These pads have all been hand-block printed and carry all of the goodness that the natural indigo dye brings!

They all come with a leak-proof layer at the back and are still available in:

🩸🩸 Day Pad (2 different patterns)

🩸🩸🩸Day Pad Plus

🩸🩸🩸🩸 Night Pad

👉Check out these beautiful indigo range pads on our online shop till March 22nd.

In February, we enjoyed a half day team retreat which was a much needed bonding time after a turbulent few months.

We rested together while listening to a powerful interview between Claire Dubois - founder of social change and reforestation charity called TreeSisters, and Milck - an inspiring singer song writer whose song Quiet became  an Anthem for women during Women's March - a worldwide protest that followed the inauguration of president Donald Trump in 2017.  

During the interview, Milck describes her journey to liberate her voice and the whole interview echo's themes that are universal for women everywhere seeking to free ourselves from painful past experiences to live the fullness of who we sense ourselves to be. We hope you find both the song and interview to be as catalytic as we did.

The modules of the training programme were tailored to make the sessions interactive, meaningful, and impactful. The cadets were trained on how to create a safe space, followed by a training on female anatomy and the menstrual cycle. Further, they learned about how to talk about menstrual health and hygiene practices. The cadets were then trained on how to do a product analysis and a reflection on cultural practices around menstruation. Post the training, the cadets were asked to conduct a menstrual health session with their close friends, neighbours and families so as to become more acquainted with the process of delivering a session. The training programme came to a culmination with the cadets visiting Eco Femme and sharing their experience on how their learning process was and where they require support.