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Eco India

Breaking the stigma of menstruation

Menstruation is still a taboo topic in India. Most women use unsanitized cloth, ashes and husk sand. Students at a school in Delhi are manufacturing their own sanitary napkins in school and educating women in nearby slums about menstrual hygiene.

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