Nawanshahr, November 18, 2018
Government Senior Secondary School, situated at village Ladhana Jhikka in Banga subdivision of Nawanshahr district has become menstrual friendly school. The NGOs - Khawayeesh Sewa Society, Takarala and Rotary Club, Grande Prairie, Canda in collaboration with the P&G Whisper School Programme have installed sanitary pads vending machine and incinerator at a cost of Rs.35000 there. The expenditure was equally shared by Dr. Daljit Saini and Rotary Club, Grande Prairie, Canada. Divulging details, Principal, Rajneesh Kumar said that as many as 128 girl students of the school were also sensitised about the importance of proper hygiene during periods. Ayushi Bagga , counselor from P&G , while interacting with the girl students said that there were lot of misconceptions about the natural process of periods.
"The purpose behind the " Whisper School Programme" is to create an awakening among the adolescent girls to shun the misconceptions and to maintain proper hygiene during period to avoid infectious diseases", said Ayushi .
While expressing his gratitude towards the NGOs, the Principal, Rajneesh Kumar , said that the menstrual friendly school would ultimately prove a boon for promoting girl education as well as women empowerment.