Posted on : 08-03-2018
On the occasion of Women’s Day, we launched a scheme to ensure Menstrual Hygiene for women working in industries and for their school going children through the Goa Labour Welfare Board. The “STRI SAKHI SCHEME” intends to provide sanitary pads through dispensing machines for the women as well as incinerators to dispose of the used napkins. The dispensing machines will be installed in various schools/colleges/construction work sites and industrial establishments where the concentration of women workforce is more across the state.
This unique scheme proposes a sustainable living ideology, where every female worker and their daughters studying from class VII (seventh) onwards will use eco – friendly sanitary pads and dispose of their used pads in an eco-friendly way. This will benefit the health and hygiene of every woman and also prevent littering. This facility will bring enormous mental relief/confidence in the minds of both the workers and children and bring down absenteeism in schools/colleges and workplace. Women are prone to reproductive tract diseases, and this problem too will be addressed through hygienic means.
The importance of a woman’s health and hygiene is of utmost priority for a strong community and a healthy society is the foundation of a progressive state. We aim to achieve this through this scheme and your support.
Nestle Ind Ltd and some other companies installed and launched the dispensing machines today and it is the only way forward from here.