Auroville, a melting pot of arts, culture, science and
society, has been involved in many educational outreach initiatives since the 1980’s. While the
Auroville schools follow an alternative education system, many of the educators
and enthusiasts of the Auroville community have also developed alternate
resources for the mainstream government school systems.
Pad for Pad programme
with Ecofemme
“There are mixed messages we give our girls about
menstruation,” share Harishini and Kathy from Ecofemme. “For instance, in Tamil
Nadu, the family members celebrate the onset of menstruation with a grand
ceremony and invitations to the entire neighbourhood, announcing the
sari-draped young girl’s womanhood, and then they ask the girls to never speak
about their periods, or even hang a piece of menstrual cloth for the family to
see for the rest of their lives.” This unhealthy silence, backed by studies
across India about the skewed cultural norms and ritua...
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