Students of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras to conduct workshops on menstrual hygiene and self-defence
The Hindu
Initiatives will be part of the Shaastra 2022 campaign
Students of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras have launched a social campaign called ‘UnMute’, focusing on menstrual hygiene management and self-defence training against sexual harassment.
The campaign is being taken up as part of Shaastra 2022, the institute’s annual student technical festival. The students have partnered with non-governmental organisations (NGOs), such as Chudar, Go-Hygiene, CRY, Sakhya and Swayam, and will conduct programmes to distribute pads in Bengaluru. There will be an online session on gender inequality and its impact on people’s lives.
The students have been conducting awareness workshops on menstrual hygiene management for school girls in the city since October 16. Every year, the Shaastra team identifies a social issue and undertakes initiatives to tackle it.
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