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Spread Ur Wings

spread ur wings

London

Before living in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India, I hadn’t thought much about menstruation. I was the last one in my class to get my period and when I did, my dad bought me flowers and my mother wanted to throw me a period party. With such a body-positive family, I felt like periods were, if anything, too much in the limelight. While working for a local non-governmental organization (NGO) in UP, I surveyed hundreds of girls in rural villages to ask what they needed. What I heard over and over again was: We need information about how our bodies work, why we change during puberty, and how to care for ourselves. So I began sitting in on menstrual hygiene trainings, studying best practices from other local NGOs, and learning how to conduct my own. The overwhelming majority of women and girls with whom we spoke used mattress stuffing or dirty rags as pads and hadn’t learned about menstruation until they’d already begun bleeding. I couldn’t stop imagining how terrifying it would be to suddenly begin bleeding profusely from my genitals without understanding why it’s happening. Story after story solidified my devotion to assist these girls in knowing and loving their bodies. One girl recounted how her friend died of an infection. As a sanitary napkin, the friend used a dirty rag that had cleaned a bicycle. She was then too ashamed of her vaginal discomfort to seek medical help. I began realizing what those in this field already know: this issue requires widespread attention. And this issue requires much more than briefly supplying girls with information and sanitary napkins. If girls internalize they are inherently impure, then they’re set up for a life of devaluing their bodies. The social norms and mindsets of shame surrounding vaginas and periods have fatal and traumatic psychological consequences. I created Spreading Your Wings to help address these obstacles. No other Hindi or English comic book exists that speaks to the rural specific logistical and social challenges these girls face. The book incorporates metaphors, games, and explanations that my team and I have seen resonate with girls in our trainings. We strive to not just equip girls with accurate and relatable information, but to help them reframe the very way that they see their bodies, to transform the shame they feel into pride. Thank you so much for taking the time to read about Spreading Your Wings and this issue we care deeply about. To learn more about this issue and why it's important, check out my article, "Becoming a Menstruating Woman." We’d be overjoyed if you helped us spread the word. Thanks again!

Perceptum Education

perceptum education

5.0(5)

London

Perceptum is a young and dynamic international consulting company offering a range of educational training programmes and consultancy services to clients from all over the world. We pride ourselves on our extensive expertise of the academic, business, charity, education, and government sectors and the legal environment in the UK and our networks worldwide. Offering services to business representatives, professionals and students in search of career development initiatives, we specialize in providing individually customised programmes to ensure that our clients realize their full potential. Perceptum has quickly developed into a leading educational and training solutions provider in the UK. Our mantra is a simple one: To provide high quality training solutions for both individuals and companies. We are an independent company established in London to provide high quality training and consultancy services to individuals and organizations within the private and public sector. We put your needs first, using our experience and knowledge in providing clients with advice on choosing educational and/or training programmes, determining the right career path that matches your needs and ambitions. Perceptum will guide you through admissions processes, including all communication with chosen British universities and other educational or professional institutes. We ensure that every problem or issue regarding your career path or your strategic plans will be handled efficiently, privately and appropriately. As a team we will stay in touch with you throughout your stay, ensuring that we are supporting you 100% in all matters affecting you. Our unique value proposition is based on the following: A global mindset; with our location in London and our networks with 120 countries Our multi-faceted services in education and training Our track record in placements and success stories of our clients Our customised mentoring and training methods Our experience in designing and building solutions that offer practical experience as well as extensive knowledge and skills for our clients