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My Menstrual Health Campaign

“Be the change you wish to see in this world.”
I took the initiative to run a crowdfunding campaign in
support of the globally reputed NGO, Habitat for Humanity
to help girls manage their menstrual cycle in a dignified,
sanitary way. In rural parts of our country, talking about
menstrual cycles is a taboo. Most girls don't have the proper
products to keep clean while going through their monthly
cycles. Due to this shortcoming many girls are forced to
drop out of school and sacrifice their education.
I believe that everyone should have an equal opportunity to
be educated be it boy or girl.
Reports show that around 23 million girls drop out of
school annually due to lack of proper menstrual hygiene
management facilities. The pandemic has worsened a girl's
access to sanitary and hygiene products.
I had conducted a research about universal inequality for a
school project when I found out that the leading cause of
gender inequality was because of girls going through their
menstrual cycles. In some villages, this is also considered a
sin and girls are forced to drop out of school. Due to
unhygienic toilets, and lack of sanitary necessities, I knew it माझी आई
was time to take action. After partnering up with the NGO
Habitat of Humanity, I ran a crowdfunding campaign माझी आई माझी मत आह. ती खप मळ आह. माझी आई मला मा या
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VIII B स बा - मर सख-दख का साथी through Ketto, India's #1 crowdfunding site. I spread the गहपाठात मदत करत आ ण आ हाला एक खरद करायला आवडत.
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मर कछ अ व मरणीय याद इस व यालय स जड़ी हई ह । जब म इस word through various social media platforms and waited for माझ त यावर खप म आह. आ ह एक मजदार गो ट करतो. मला
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donors to contribute.
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व यालय म तीसर क ा म आई, तो मर माता- पता ने उपहार क आशा आह क मी मोठा झा यावर त यासारख होईल.
The initiative was also supported by other like- minded यांका धा रया
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The Autobiography of a School Bus प म मझ अपना क ता, स बा दया। उस समय वह मर हथेल individuals who believed in the same cause. Each member
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िजतना बड़ा था। समय क साथ-साथ वह उ , और शार रक प, दोन
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I'm now a decrepit school bus, but I remember the days when I was स बढ़ता गया। अब वह ६ साल का हो गया ह। हथेल क बात तो of the team held their own crowdfunding campaign and
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a school bus for the renowned Dhirubhai Ambani International collectively we raised a whopping 12 lakh rupees. With this DAIS has turned 20, I feel...
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छोड़ो, वह अभी इतना बड़ा हो गया ह क म उस उठा भी नह ं सकती !
School. I was a fully furnished bus with 40 seats. I was born in an money over 2,000 kits were distributed to girls all over India I feel obliged to be part of this great journey. I also feel
उ क साथ-साथ उसक शरारत भी बढ़ रह ह । नहलात े समय उसके
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enormous factory in Uttar Pradesh and my joy knew no bounds by the NGO. I am proud to be a part of this campaign! thankful that I joined this school. - Vivaan Manek
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शर र पर पानी क एक बँद गरती भी नह ं ह और वह काँपने लगता ह।
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when I was shipped off to Mumbai. Every morning I would pick up Gayatri Srivastava
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young students from their homes and in the evening I would drop जब थक जाता ह, तो एक पर उठाकर लंगड़ाने लग जाता ह, ऐसा
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them back. I doted on these students and they never failed to make बोलने क लए क 'लो भई, अब म और नह ं चल सकता। मझ उठा Coco Chanel
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me happy. I missed them every weekend and on holidays. Every day लो!' पर सच म , जब स वह मर िज़ंदगी म आया ह, मर िज़ंदगी और
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I would be enthralled to hear their confabulation. My driver was an खशहाल हो गई ह। चाह मर मनोदशा कसी भी हो, वह मरा साथ कभी Coco Chanel était une créatrice française. elle était populaire
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amiable and benevolent man who gave me petrol when I was भी नह ं छोड़ता ह। dans les designs sportifs, décontractés et chics pour les
thirsty. उसक हरकत स मर चेहर पर हर समय म कान आ जाती ह। मरा vêtements pour femmes et elle a créé la marque 'Chanel'.
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elle est née le dix-neuf août 1893 et décédée le dix janvier 1971.
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Sometimes the students would go on field trips and when they did I स बा ह तो लाख म एक, पर काश ऐसा यारा साथी सभी को मल। े
Jamais mariée,elle était déterminée, gentille et talentueuse.
would sound like a market. They would create pandemonium and या गो लया
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litter the floor. I would get rankled just by the sound of their Véritable icône de la mode, elle avait les cheveux courts noir
vintage, elle était mince, grande et très belle.
boisterous voices. However, I made all the endeavors to remain
equanimous, and on most occasions, I handled it. I drove children selon nous, elle portait des robes chics et élégantes, avec des
to and fro for many years until one day when I was dropping blazers et beaucoup de bijoux en perles et portait souvent de
jolis chapeaux.
students back home in 2005, all the roads of Mumbai flooded up
elle a eu un impact majeur sur l'industrie de la mode.
and my tires screeched to a halt. I couldn't move. I was appalled
and the agonizing silence filled my ears. All the students were taken sa marque est célèbre, et vendue partout dans le monde.
Chanel vend de beaux sacs, mais ils ne sont pas très colorés. Ils
safely back to their school, however, I was in a deplorable
vendent également des parfums, des bijoux et des chaussures.
condition. I was taken to Mr. Mechanic who fixed me. I was elated
Les prix sont élevés et coûtent un bras, mais ils valent le prix
because I was given a new look. selon nous !
I enjoyed this until late one night, a driver decided to drive me Madame Chanel était très active et jouait de temps en temps au
around the city. He drove at a high speed and we met with an polo et du piano.
accident that cost him his life. I was in a devastated condition and I elle montait à cheval tous les week-ends avec son petit ami, elle
lost all my charm. Now, I sit in a garage alone and doleful. I often faisait du ski l'hiver et elle jouait aussi un peu au golf.
reminisce my past life, Alas! I'm alone now. I hope to see sunshine nous aurions aimé rencontrer coco chanel. voudriez-vous la
soon. rencontrer ?
Micquel Devlaliwalla and
Kaira Desai Priannka Dharia and Aryana Barai
Raghveer Malhotra
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