Problem:
- Across India’s underserved communities, lack of awareness and limited access to healthcare services have resulted in alarming health challenges. Millions of women and girls suffer silently due to inadequate menstrual health management, social stigma, and absence of affordable sanitary products. Children and families often lack timely medical assistance, leading to preventable illnesses and poor overall well-being. Without urgent intervention, these barriers perpetuate cycles of poor health, absenteeism from schools, and economic hardship.
Solution:
- Project Aarogya aims to create healthier communities by making healthcare and menstrual hygiene accessible, affordable, and stigma-free. Through awareness campaigns, free health check-ups, distribution of hygiene kits, and partnerships with local healthcare providers, the project ensures that women, children, and families receive holistic health support. By addressing both preventive and remedial healthcare needs, Project Aarogya fosters dignity, well-being, and equal opportunity for all.
Objective:
# Promote Menstrual Health and Hygiene
- Conduct awareness drives and distribute sanitary products to break taboos and ensure safe menstrual practices.
# Ensure Accessible Healthcare
- Organize free medical camps, mobile health clinics, and connect communities with local healthcare providers.
# Reduce School Absenteeism
- Provide menstrual hygiene products and counseling to ensure adolescent girls can continue education without interruption.
# Build Community Awareness
- Organize awareness drives highlighting the importance of education, especially for girls, children with disabilities, and marginalized communities.
# Empower Families for Better Health
- Provide counseling, preventive health education, and financial guidance to help families prioritize healthcare needs.
# Strengthen Preventive Healthcare
- Encourage regular check-ups, vaccinations, nutrition awareness, and mental well-being programs in underserved areas.
Impact So Far:
- Distributed sanitary pads and educated adolescent girls on menstrual hygiene practices
- Organized free health check-ups and medical camps for women and children in underserved communities.
- Conducted awareness sessions breaking myths and stigma around menstruation, hygiene, and preventive care.
- Provided hygiene kits, including soaps and sanitary products, to hundreds of families in marginalized areas.
- Launched mobile health drives to reach remote communities with essential medical support.
Future Impact Goals
- Reach 50,000+ women and girls with menstrual hygiene awareness and product access in the next three years.
- Establish Community Health Hubs in 10 low-income neighborhoods, providing preventive and primary healthcare.
- Distribute 100,000+ sanitary pads annually to ensure safe and hygienic menstrual practices.
- Train local women health ambassadors to continue awareness and support at the community level.
- Reduce school absenteeism among adolescent girls by at least 50% through hygiene awareness and access.
- Foster a culture of holistic well-being where families prioritize both physical and mental health.