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The progress of human civilization from generation to generation is due to the creativity of human beings. The base point of this creative power is a woman. Similarly, it would not be inappropriate to consider women as the basis of the power of the entire nature. God has given the power to the woman from raising the child in her womb till birth. In the same episode, there is a very important biological function, menstruation. Menstruation is a word that is uncomfortable to hear and speak in public, especially to uneducated, poor women and girls in rural areas, whereas it is a precious gift given by nature. Not only for women but for the entire creation, the contribution of this physical activity in the creation and upgradation of the creation is priceless, but ignorance, hesitation and conservatism towards it becomes dangerous for women. It is a matter of great misfortune that a large proportion of poor and uneducated women are still forced to lead a cursed life due to ignorance about it and suffering from its related disorders.
A computer science graduate from Lucknow and a master’s degree in social work from Lucknow University (MSW), a 25-year-old girl, instead of working like her other peers, wandered around the rural areas helping poor women. Started creating awareness about taking hygiene precautions during menstruation. This promising girl named Ms Shailja Chaudhary joined some friends with her and started a small organization Akshay Foundation with all of them and got involved in this work wholeheartedly. In the beginning, only a few villages of Lucknow were selected, later she started going to remote villages as well and not only women but children and girls were alerted about the ill effects of illiteracy, dirt along with their health. Apart from the village, you also go to the schools, there you create awareness among the students. You have often found in the village that due to severe poverty, a large number of girls and women are unable to buy and use sanitary pads during menstruation even if they want to. Keeping this problem in mind, you collect funds through your organization with the help of people and buy as many pads as possible and distribute them free of cost in rural areas. In the initial phase, many difficulties had to be faced, it was very difficult to convince people, but you stood like a fighting commander and slowly moved towards
Today, due to the efforts of Padgirl, not only in the rural areas of Lucknow but also in many far-flung districts like Barabanki, Rae Bareli, Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Ayodhya, Sultanpur, Jaunpur, Pratapgarh, Prayagraj, Kanpur, Unnao, Hardoi. There has been an increase in the awareness of the diseases caused due to carelessness during menstruation in rural women and there has been an improvement in their health. Your works are getting a lot of fame now. Newspapers have started publishing you as pad girl and television channels have also aired your work and today the fame of this pad girl of Lucknow has started reaching far and wide. Now you are being rewarded with various types of awards and today you have become the pride of not only Lucknow but of entire Uttar Pradesh.
