Menstrual hygiene initiative Thinkal launched

M-cups to be distributed to 10,000 women in four wards in first phase

In a first, the State Government, in association with HLL Lifecare Ltd., is set to distribute menstrual cups to 10,000 women in four wards of the city Corporation as part of a social initiative targeted at safe and healthy periods.

‘Thinkal’ is a corporate social responsibility initiative of the HLL’s educational and social development wing called HLL Management Academy (HMA).

Thinkal menstrual cups will be distributed among 10,000 women in the coastal wards of Valiyathura and Shanghumughom and the urban wards of Peroorkada and Kowdiar under the city Corporation in the first phase of the programme.