Wonder Women Care

Since our establishment, Geo India Foundation has been able to achieve the following under our wonder women care program. Through this initiative more than 1.14 million menstrual napkin pads has been distributed to adolescence girls, mothers and including girls studying in state government schools and aided schools.

Menstrual hygiene

Our main objective is to end Period poverty. Period poverty is the lack of access to sanitary products, menstrual hygiene education, toilets and hand washing facilities. The core of this campaign is to educate and to meet the menstrual hygiene necessity of under privileged women and girls.

Our approach

Menstrual hygiene and management is necessary to ensure that attendance and education are not disturbed by menstruation of the school going adolescent girls.
Ensures that they continue with their daily routines such as going to school or doing household routines without any hassle.
To prevent potential situations of embarrassment for them and in turn, make them feel confident about their body.
Ensuring to maintain proper menstrual hygiene is important for their wellbeing and development.
To break the taboos associated with menstruation cycle.
Raise awareness about the importance of good menstrual hygiene management for women and adolescent girls in the rural areas.
Empowering adolescent girls through the free of cost menstrual products by our program.

Our impact

Women Empowerment Centre

Chennai Metro Railway station

Installed free sanitary vending machine in 38 Chennai metro railway stations.
Passengers from all walks of life using the metro railway are benefitting from our wonder women care program.
More than 50000 Passengers are availing the cost free napkin in every 3 months.
To staffs from each station are thoroughly trained in the operation of the sanitary vending equipment, basic trouble shooting and calling for assistance.
They also thoroughly trained for Menstrual Hygiene Management so that in return they are providing information to the passengers.

Government and government aided schools

Installed free sanitary napkin storage cupboard in 122 government schools and aided schools in Tamilnadu.
Made easy availability of sanitary pads to the school girls at free of cost.
Menstrual hygiene workshops are regularly conducted by our menstrual hygiene doctor team in all schools.
Implemented of MHM in schools.
School attendance of adolescent girls has improved as the reason they get free menstrual napkin pads at free of cost and when needed.

Companies in rural areas

In various companies in rural areas, we regularly conduct menstrual hygiene workshops with our menstrual hygiene doctor team
Many women from the rural background with less knowledge and with no awareness about menstrual hygiene are getting benefitted through our wonder women care campaign.
More than 80000 employees from different companies are the direct beneficiary of our menstrual hygiene workshops

Menstrual hygiene campaign in rural areas and slums

Conducting door to door menstrual hygiene awareness in various rural areas and slums.
Educating the rural women and girls with the knowledge of safe use and disposal of menstrual pads.
Issues relating to menstruation and menstrual hygiene are discussed with women and their doubts about menstruation health are cleared through our wonder women program.
Distributing menstrual pads to the villages and made availability of pads at free of cost.

Public toilets

Installing free sanitary napkin vending in 10 public toilets.
Peoples from all walks of life using the public toilets are benefitting from our wonder women care program.
More than 100 Peoples are availing the cost free napkin in every week from a single toilet
To staffs from corporation are thoroughly trained in the operation of the sanitary vending equipment, basic trouble shooting and calling for assistance.
They also thoroughly trained for Menstrual Hygiene Management so that in return they are providing information to the people.

Wonder women care