Kolhapurkars raise awareness regarding sanitary waste pollution

On 8th October,2018 Rotaract Club of Kolhapur donated a sanitary

disposal

machine to New English School in Padali Khurd to ensure that the napkins aren't disposed in the village or nearby streams which would pollute the place. The members of the club interacted with girls on problems they face with respect to

menstruation

. They also held an awareness session on

menstrual hygiene

. Around 110 girls attended the session held at New English School, Padali Khurd.

"Poor menstrual hygiene has been an insufficiently acknowledged problem. To tackle this, we have taken an initiative to spread menstrual hygiene awareness in schools," said Shivani Rai who held this session.