WASH

The NGO runs a project WASH – Women, Sanitation, Hygiene, which educates rural women about Menstrual hygiene and provides training to them for making bio-degradable Sanitary napkin. It is an initiative to bring awareness among menstruating women. The initiative received support from Bollywood actress Twinkle Khanna.^[11] The project is being run in many villages, slums, government schools and colleges across India. It organized hundreds of such workshops and reached out to over 3 million women in India.^{[12][4][3][13][14]}

It trains women to make bio-degradable sanitary pads at an affordable cost. The women-centric workshop is headed by experienced doctors to make women aware of the biological reasons behind menstruation, stages from teenage to menopause, and several hormonal changes. In the community, counseling is provided to women in need who are dealing with menopause. With a separate team of nutritionists, the workshop provides information related to importance of a healthy diet and food. Affordability and quality are the two big concerns in sanitary napkins. Therefore, the organization trains women on how to make good sanitary napkins at their homes. It also covers the adverse effects of poor menstrual hygiene and spreads awareness about the proper disposal of napkins in the waste bin.^[1][3]

Stree-The Woman

In May 2016, Humans For Humanity launched an initiative called 'Stree-The Woman'.^[15] It is a one-day event that focuses on self-growth, self-empowerment and self-love.^[16] In 2019, the event was organized by the NGO, in association with Sipping Thoughts and BW Businessworld, which was attended by personalities like Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Liza Verma, Dr. Varun Katyal, Ambika Pillai, Malini Ramani and Sandip Soparrkar.^[17]

Breaking the Bloody Taboo

In the year 2018, the organization started a new campaign named 'Breaking the Bloody Taboo.' The main aim of this campaign is to stop the old-age taboo against women. In one of the campaigns in Rajasthan, the team members of Humans For Humanity organized a session with young girls and women of menstruating age. In another session, the founder of Humans for Humanity, Anurag Chauhan talked about the importance of holy plant Tulsi and handed over a few leaves to women and asked them to nurture the sampling and observe the results after a month.^[1][2][12]

COVID-19 pandemic

During the difficult times of nationwide lockdown in India, Human for Humanity came forward to help women and train them to make hygienic sanitary napkins at home safely.^[18] Under the WASH project by Humans for Humanity, the NGO is actively worked in six different states across India to serve and employ women from villages. The initiative has made hundreds of women financially independent and empowered.^{[19][20][21][22]}

During the lockdown in 2020, the workshop fed more than 1200 families in and around the slums of Delhi for six months. Humans For Humanity set up a transit camp and served people in the Kathputli Colony in the Anand Parbat area. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, schools have adapted themselves to online teaching. During these times, Humans for Humanity took the initiative to organize an online traditional puppetry program to give children interactive learning. The aim was to innovate the online learning methods and revive the centuries-old traditional art form. As soon as the lockdown was lifted in Delhi, the NGO started an employment program for street artists. Under the program, the community introduced artists to several schools and helped them generate income through various performances and online events.^[23]

Red Cloth Campaign

In 2020, Humans For Humanity launched 'Red Cloth Campaign' during the COVID-19 pandemic, to spread awareness about menstruation and bust the taboos. Actor Lisa Ray and singer Shibani Dandekar, Kirti Kulhari, Kubra Sait, Divya Seth supported the campaign along with thousands of social media users.^[24]

In April 2022, the WASH project was launched in Telangana by Humans For Humanity and has successfully conducted menstrual hygiene management & health workshops in many villages such as Challur village, Pochampalli village, Ghanmukla village, Reddipalli village, Keshavpatnam and many more.^[25]