Menstruation : Social Programmes in India

Eco Femme
A woman-led organization focused on environmental sustainability, producing and distributing washable organic cloth pads while providing education on menstrual health.

Geanco Foundation, Africa

Goonj
They repurpose old, clean cotton cloth into usable pads (MY Pads) and promote "dignity-first" approaches.

Humanity Foundation
Works mainly for menstrual hygiene, peace, empathy, and gender equality

Jatan Sansthan
Co-founded by Lakshmi Murthy, this NGO works in rural Rajasthan. They produce "Uger" reusable pads and focus on challenging taboos through community-level education.

Myna Mahila Foundation, Mumbai
Women in slums education on menstrual health and provides sanitary pads.
They employ local women to manufacture pads, offering employment along with health solutions.

Pinkishe Foundation
Ending period poverty through "Pad Bank," which distributes sanitary pads.

R Nisarg Foundation, Thane (Work on this issue) Pan-India
Project Sakhi : Rash-free · Trash-free · Cash-free Periods
India's leading menstrual health and sustainability programme

Sachhi Saheli
An NGO focused on Delhi NCR that conducts workshops to empower women and girls, working to destigmatize periods and treat them as a natural process.

SK Vision Foundation
Active in Delhi NCR slums, this organization focuses on distributing sanitary pads and organizing awareness workshops to break taboo

Stonesoup Trust
Promotes sustainable menstruation through the distribution of eco-friendly menstrual products (cups and cloth pads) and educational programs.

The Ammada Trust
Anurag Chauhan/ WASH Project
The Humanify Foundation

Uninhibited (formerly Sukhibhava Foundation)
Long-term impact by addressing menstrual health conditions (like PCOS and anemia) in rural communities, with a strong focus on destigmatization and education.

Ujaas
Positive and sustainable impact in the menstrual health landscape in India by reducing period poverty and by empowering adolescent girls and women to adopt effective menstrual health and hygiene management practices.

WaterAid India
Works to improve sanitation facilities (WASH - Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) and provides menstrual health education, particularly in rural schools.

India
Social programmes in India are shared districtwise.

On the index page of that district, we share NGOs and NGO Brands in the district.

In India, there are many NGOs which do not have official website, so we share either links to the official site (wherever possible) or name. While we know that many NGOs work in more than one district, we share the district where the NGO is registered.

In the social programmes, we first share the district with link to it and then the NGO in that district where it has programmes but if the NGO works in more than half the districts of any particular state, we share the state. In case of UTs, we share districts.

We share programmes of NGOs, Funding Agencies, Corporate Foundation, Philanthropists and their organisations, celebrities and their organisations, colleges where students volunteer with an NGO or clubs which help NGOs.

We do not share corporates issuewise because they are for profits.

We do not mention whether the organisation is NGO or funding agency or Corporate Foundation or philanthropic organisation or organisations started by celebrities because then the focus shifts from social programmes to organisation types and funding agencies can get unnecessary calls or emails because NGOs want funding.

While we do not cover political and religious issues, if an organisation works in any other social issue, we cover that organisation name with link to the related issue programme