While the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has installed sanitary napkin vending machines at several civic schools, Mumbai girl, Amani Dabriwala, 19, has taken it upon herself to educate girls from these schools on menstrual hygiene. Dabriwala, from south Mumbai, who has just passed Std XII, has been visiting government and semi-government schools, giving presentations about the importance of sanitary napkins and their safe disposal. Dabriwala came up with the idea this year post her board exams and is currently on a gap year before heading abroad for higher studies. She decided to use the year doing something to help others. Dabriwala started by distributing sanitary napkins and giving talks through presentations to girls from Std V to Std X at various government schools.

Amani Dabriwala at her residence in Walkeshwar. Pic/Sneha Kharabe