MADRAS: A school in remote Mekala Chinnampally village in Tamil Nadu’s Krishnagiri district has become the first in the country to set up a vending machine in the girls’ toilet that dispenses sanitary napkins at Rs 2 a piece, reports Jaya Menon in the Indian Express.
The move, in consultation with UNICEF, is a small step to stop girls from staying away from school on the “embarrassing” days for fear of staining their uniforms and a giant leap to remove the stigma surrounding female hygiene. The vending machine costs Rs 8,000 and the incinerator Rs 1,500. The girls are also supplied a handbook on menstrual hygiene titled ‘Take it Easy‘.
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18 December 2007 at 10:14 am
way to go!!
18 December 2007 at 10:21 am
Extremely laudable step by the school.
18 December 2007 at 11:06 am
We are progressing …
18 December 2007 at 12:09 pm
Hope they’ve enough funds for that so that later they dont have to go for Advertising on the napkins
18 December 2007 at 12:53 pm
Krishnagiri is very near bangalore. Take a hint. It is worth it Sow.Karnatakaravare.
18 December 2007 at 2:56 pm
Good
19 December 2007 at 2:36 am
How come nobody did this in karnataka or am i ignorant?