Period POVerty
71%
of girls in India don’t know what their period is before they get it.
75%
of menstruating girls are at risk of infection due to lack of
access to menstrual education and sanitary products.
23%
of girls in India drop out of school after the onset of puberty.
Sambhav is working to make sure the potential of an entire
generation of girls isn’t effected by menstrual inequality.
generation of girls isn’t effected by menstrual inequality.
Our Approach
01
Access to
Spaces
Provide spaces to raise awareness and start a dialogue, and create communities of girls to provide a support structure
02
Access
to Pads
Distribute sanitary pads to ensure availability and affordability don’t impact accessibility
03
Behavioural
Nudge
A 6-month intervention in the form of a specially designed curriculum to educate as well as bring a behavioral change
04
Community
Intervention
Build schools into safe spaces for dialog and support, focus on mothers to, trainers from local community
05
Tech-enabled
Transparency
Track and measure results to enhance accountability
06
Long-term
Relationship
Enable platform for alumni connects and build networks for girls to support each other in the long-term
07
Ecosystem
Development
Build partnerships with the school system, enable collaborative advocacy and opportunities for
youth leadership
Our impact
Lives Impacted
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Impact Hours
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Sanitary Health Materials Distributed
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Lac
Girls educated
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Women educated
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Pads distributed
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"The team provides us with pads every month which is very useful for us. These programs should be conducted everywhere for girls to get a better understanding of menstrual hygiene management."
"Our association with Sambhav Foundation for Build it Better Program is an impactful collaboration that will influence women and girls who are powerful agents of change. They can transform not just themselves, but also their families and their communities. "
Herbalife Nutrition
Our partners
Ecosystem partners
