Stories
Menstruation Dialogue; Missing Voices, Missed out Issues
Why Its Not Just a Piece of Cloth..
Even today if you ask most women in a village, ‘How many saris do you have?’ many will tell you, ‘not more than 2-3’. Is it difficult then to imagine how these women manage their menses every month, for years? This is the story of cloth; why it’s important for menstruation and how women suffer even for this basic. Read More.
The Journey from Cloth to ‘MY Pad’..
We know that cloth is a basic need of a woman as is her self-respect and dignity . The symbiotic relationship between these two defines Goonj’s ‘Not Just a Piece of Cloth’ (NJPC) initiative. We started with the simple- of making cotton cloth available to women. Read More.
Menstruation – The invisible and the unheard..
This deeply taboo issue has many impacts, which still aren’t a part of the bigger discourse. This story touches upon some indirect and invisible dimensions of menstruation. Read More.
The Story of Cloth and the Impact on the Environment..
The environmental disaster around menstruation right in our midst, in the cities. Allowing this same scenario to repeat itself in the villages, will be something all of us working on this issue, will have to be accountable for in times to come. Read More.