Fighting taboo around menstruation

As part of Teresian Rural Outreach Programme, the students of B.A. Communicative English conducted an awareness campaign at St. Mary’s HSS, Vallarpadom, to fight the taboo surrounding menstruation. The activity aimed at spreading healthy practices to be followed during the time of menstruation among the girl students, to make them understand what the physiological process and to equip them with necessary precautionary measures against rapidly growing lifestyle diseases. The campaign also aimed at removing the stigma around menstruation among the boys.