New Delhi : Sandy Khanda awarded with MHM Champion Award for educating about menstrual hygiene management
Sandy Khanda, a social activist & environmentalist was awarded with MHM Champion Award in Delhi in the 3rd MHM India Summit At NDMC Convention Centre for his initiative “Periods Of Pride’ By Green Pencil Foundation. He was awarded for the work of educating the teenage, rural & slum girl’s and women about Menstrual Hygiene Management.
Under the Initiative “Periods Of Pride’ he is breaking the taboos related to period poverty and educating them to take care of their health in the right way with better Menstrual Hygiene Management.
Under this initiative he is also focusing on the reusable & recyclable cloth pads so that it be cost friendly & health friendly. Under the initiative we Organised 200+ Menstrual Hygiene Management Workshop throughout the country, where 20000+ girls ( aged between 8 years to 45 years) impacted.
On the occasion of New Year 2023 under this initiative he adopted 300+ Major & minor slum areas in urban cities and he pledged to cover 1000+ villages in Northern India.
Recently on January 12 , 2023 he was awarded by the Gramalya Key Resource Centre Of Ministry Of Jal Shakti With the MHM Champion Award 2023 in 3rd MHM India Summit, New Delhi, India which is the largest summit on Menstrual Hygiene Management. The award is given by the Padma Awardee Sai Damodaran, Reuben Gauci High Commission Of Malta, India and his spouse Olga Gauci .
The initiative “Periods Of Pride’ is started by Sandy Khanda who is the founder & director of Green Pencil Foundation, who was born in a small village named Khanda, which is in the Jind District of Haryana.
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