Menstrual Hygiene Day was filled with inspiring and incredible activities and initiatives when volunteers, pilgrims, devotees and Parmarth Rishikumars joined together to take part in the #RedDotChallenge sharing that #MenstruationMatters and #ItsTimeforAction. They also pledged on the Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council’s innovative #MHWheel, led by Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji and Pujya Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji, to break the stigma and silence associated with menstrual hygiene, offering a special #mhm bracelet as a symbol of our commitment to work together towards this vital cause. Thereafter, Pujya Swamiji and Sadhvi Bhagawatiji graced the month-long Shri Ram Katha and gave a revolutionary talk and led a pledge for #menstruation from a stage in which traditionally these topics have never been brought forward but with the support of Pujya Sant Murlidharji Maharaj the month long Katha is becoming a source of great inspiration.
What a great beginning to share how #MenstruationMatters on #MHDay2019 during our Shri #RamKatha to thousands of pilgrims and devotees that went LIVE across many countries through @SanskarOfficial – #ItsTimeForAction to improve access to #pads, #sanitation & #hygiene for all! pic.twitter.com/t1plXMWiKF
— Pujya Swamiji (@PujyaSwamiji) May 28, 2019
Celebrating #MenstrualHygieneDay2019 May our sisters, mothers & daughters have access to #MenstrualHygiene education & supplies.We celebrate #reddotchallenge to demonstrate our commitment to uplift & empower them & end the taboo #MenstruationMatters #MHDay2019 #Itstimeforaction pic.twitter.com/w9KFXkHOJN
— Sadhvi Bhagawati (@SadhviBhagawati) May 28, 2019
Watch their incredibly inspiring talk that went LIVE across the world through Sanskar TV online.
We were ready for the #RedDotChallenge today on #MHDay2019 at GIWA Secretariat led by @PujyaSwamiji @SadhviBhagawati & our global family. Our hands are in because #ItsTimeForAction & #MenstruationMatters! pic.twitter.com/zGmRxI0H5V
— WASH Alliance (@wash_alliance) May 28, 2019
Later in the evening, Pujya Swamiji and Sadhviji also discussed this issue and the actions GIWA is committed to taking in a special dinner with the Hon’ble US Ambassador Mr Kenneth Juster at the Roosevelt House. They offered to him a hand-made, eco-friendly pad that our women and girls from our vocational training & Women for WASH programmes are going to be learning to make. Pujya Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji set the tone in the LIVE Ganga Aarti ceremony on the eve of #MHDay2019 reminds us to uplift and empower our women & girls, to embrace the divine life-giving creative power in women, which should not be seen as dirty or as a taboo!
Glad to #BeTheChange & #breakthestigma together. https://t.co/cciBrBc74M
— Parmarth Niketan (@ParmarthNiketan) May 29, 2019
#MHDay2019: Let’s break the silence and taboo around #menstrualhygiene & pledge to educate & empower our girls!
Watch full video here:https://t.co/whpNXSfUzG#nomoretaboo @UNICEFIndia @UNICEFROSA @ToiletICO @WSSCCouncil @MHDay28May @UNFPA #MenstruationMatters #MenstrualHealth pic.twitter.com/tGhFT0gaJW— Sadhvi Bhagawati (@SadhviBhagawati) May 28, 2019
Watch her inspiring speech:
Glad to also share important meetings held recently about our work together with WSSCC to lead a MHM revolution throughout the country:
https://www.facebook.com/PujyaSwamiji/videos/2737762966295780/