Generated by Rank Math SEO, this is an llms.txt file designed to help LLMs better understand and index this website. # Myna Mahila ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://mynamahila.com/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages. ## Posts - [12 Months. 12 Periods. One Act of Support.](https://mynamahila.com/2026/05/22/12-months-12-periods-support/): Awareness lasts a day. Periods come every month. This Menstrual Hygiene Day, help ensure that a girl can manage all 12 periods she'll experience this year with dignity, confidence, and access to essential menstrual products. Because menstrual health isn't a one-day conversation. It's a year-round necessity. - [Boys, Men, and Menstruation : The Missing Audience](https://mynamahila.com/2026/05/07/boys-men-and-menstruation/): For centuries, menstrual health has been framed as a question of access to information, infrastructure, and support systems. And while these are crucial, there is a quieter gap that continues to shape how girls and women experience their bodies: the absence of boys and men from the conversation. - [Fieldnotes from Mynas: Uncovering the Unawareness About “Awareness Work”](https://mynamahila.com/2026/04/07/fieldnotes-from-mynas-uncovering-the-unawareness-about-awareness-work/): A fieldnote from Myna Mahila exploring how care, planning, and team support shape effective leadership in grassroots research and social impact work. - [🌸 Access Is Power: Unlocking 200 Keys to Health, Confidence and Care](https://mynamahila.com/2026/03/04/access-is-power-womens-health/): Some girls grow up with answers.Some grow up with silence. - [Fieldnotes from Mynas: What Care Looks Like in Leadership | Myna Mahila](https://mynamahila.com/2026/02/03/fieldnotes-from-mynas-what-care-looks-like-in-leadership/): A fieldnote from Myna Mahila exploring how care, planning, and team support shape effective leadership in grassroots research and social impact work. - [Fieldnotes from Mynas: Walking with Aliya | Myna Mahila](https://mynamahila.com/2025/12/20/fieldnotes-from-mynas-walking-with-aliya/): At Myna Mahila Foundation, I’ve seen the transformative power of a positive organizational culture... - [Myna Mahila turns 10!](https://mynamahila.com/2025/07/06/myna-mahila-turns-10/): Ten years ago, in the slums of Mumbai, I met Priya. She had a painful vaginal infection—something easily treatable at a nearby clinic. But shame kept her quiet. She went untreated for over two years. - [Myna’s november newsletter](https://mynamahila.com/2024/11/15/mynas-november-newsletter/): At Myna Mahila Foundation, I’ve seen the transformative power of a positive organizational culture... - [Vyomesh talks about periods](https://mynamahila.com/2019/11/25/vyomesh-talks-about-periods/): Nobody really talks about periods. Everybody knows what periods are, why it happens... - [Amrita is a Change Maker](https://mynamahila.com/2019/11/08/amrita-is-a-change-maker/): Aunty Red’, ‘Aunt Flo’, ‘Code Red’, ‘Leak Week’, just a few of the many names used to describe menstruation... - [Chandrakala](https://mynamahila.com/2019/09/18/chandrakala/): I grew up believing our family was cursed and I would never get a right direction in life... - [Jessica’s Raksha Bandhan at Myna](https://mynamahila.com/2019/08/29/jessicas-raksha-bandhan-at-myna/): Brothers listening attentively during 'Sponsor A Sister' at Myna "This Raksha Bandhan... - [Azmati Tackling Period Taboos](https://mynamahila.com/2019/08/10/azmati-tackling-period-taboos/): As a child, I grew up loving to play outside, I was a bit of a tomboy. Slowly, fewer and fewer girls... - [Sangita’s Story](https://mynamahila.com/2019/06/26/sangitas-story/): Sangita at her doorstep “As I was growing up, my mother would always tell me that my father would be coming soon... - [Nasreen on the first time she got her periods & the stigma associated with menstruation](https://mynamahila.com/2019/05/26/nasreen-on-the-first-time-she-got-her-periods-the-stigma-associated-with-menstruation/): The first time I got my periods, I thought it was a disease and that I was going to die... - [A Big Thank You](https://mynamahila.com/2018/06/04/a-big-thank-you/): Last week our Mynas landed on Indian soil, laden with chocolates and regaled us with tales of their once... - [Sponsor A Girl](https://mynamahila.com/2018/05/01/sponsor-a-girl/): If you are one of our newsletter and blog followers, you must be aware of our Sponsor A Girl Campaign... - [How Menstrual Hygiene Impacts Women’s Health and Rights](https://mynamahila.com/2018/03/15/how-menstrual-hygiene-impacts-womens-health-and-rights/): An insight into the community As part of a university project, I conducted a research on the impact... - [Women’s day at Myna!](https://mynamahila.com/2018/03/15/womens-day-at-myna/): Women's day at Myna marks the launch of our "Sponsor a Girl campaign" If you have already visited our website... - [Self-defense workshop](https://mynamahila.com/2018/02/09/self-defense-workshop/): On the 13 January, the incredible team of women of Myna became even stronger as they attended a master class... - [Myna’s field trip to Ahmednagar](https://mynamahila.com/2018/02/05/mynas-field-trip-to-ahmednagar/): "Every woman and child should have the right to a life free from inequality, cruelty and discrimination." Snehalaya. On the 4th... - [Myna Shop](https://mynamahila.com/2018/02/05/myna-shop/): Located in the populated Shivaji Nagar rehabilitated colony, the Myna factory stands as a safe haven for the team of women that... ## Pages - [11 Years of Impact | Myna Mahila](https://mynamahila.com/11-years-of-impact/): ← - [Myna Bolo & M-Health-Hindi](https://mynamahila.com/myna-bolo-m-health-hindi/): Yeh chat sirf aapke aur Myna Bolo ke beech ki baat hai, toh bina kisi sharam ya tension ke jo bhi poochna ho, poochho! - [Myna Bolo & M-Health-English](https://mynamahila.com/myna-bolo-m-health-english/): Your chat is just between you and Myna Bolo. No judgment, no shame. - [Press](https://mynamahila.com/press/): In this powerful TED Talk, our founder, Dr. Suhani Jalota, shares her personal journey and the impact of sanitation on women’s freedom and dignity. She speaks about the challenges women face due… - [Shop](https://mynamahila.com/shop/): Every Myna Pad purchase supports women's health and economic independence. - [Blogs](https://mynamahila.com/blogs/): we take pride in fosteringa team that represents diverse religious, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds. - [Donate](https://mynamahila.com/donate/): Our partner organization, Myna Mahila USA, is a 501(c)(3) organization. If you'd like to donate, CLICK. To wire bank transfers larger than $2,000 USD or another currency, please contact giving@mynamahilausa.com. We will provide you with details to help complete the donation. - [Careers](https://mynamahila.com/careers/): At Myna Mahila, we’re building a team of exceptional individuals who are passionate about creating lastingchange in communities across India. Join our dynamic team and help shape the future. - [Impact](https://mynamahila.com/impact/): This access to reliable information has transformed my life. I now have control over my reproductive health and the confidence to plan my future. As I pursue my dream of becoming a makeup artist, I also share what I’ve learned, empowering other women to make informed choices for themselves." - [AI Innovation & Research](https://mynamahila.com/ai-innovation-research/): Evaluating how digital tools enhance women's health. - [Our Model](https://mynamahila.com/our-model/): We don’t see women’s agency as a single outcome—it’s a cycle. - [Meet the full team](https://mynamahila.com/meet-the-full-team/): Director, Operations - [About Us](https://mynamahila.com/about-us/): Suhani Jalota is the Founder and CEO of Myna Mahila Foundation based in Mumbai. Her mission is to bring equal access to health care services for all. She has been working in urban slum areas and rural communities researching and designing strategies on projects ranging from adolescent girl health, water and sanitation, to social protection policies. Most recently, she was involved in evaluation projects with IDinsight, an independent research organization, UNICEF and Department of Education in the Philippines for sanitation programs. In the past few years, Suhani has worked in the Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, and several cities in India. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Global Health from Duke University, Durham, USA. She was honored with Forbes 30 under 30 Asia 2018, is a Queen’s Young Leader 2017 representing India, and one of Glamour’s College Women of the Year 2016. At Duke University, she was a Baldwin Scholar, a women’s four year leadership program, and a Melissa and Doug Entrepreneurship Fellow 2016 that helped her found the Myna Mahila Foundation. - [Myna Mahila](https://mynamahila.com/): Myna Mahila nudges women on their journey to increase agency by providing safe spaces—both physical and digital — where they can authentically be themselves. ## Categories - [Activities](https://mynamahila.com/category/activities/) - [Campaign](https://mynamahila.com/category/campaign/) - [Education](https://mynamahila.com/category/education/) - [Events](https://mynamahila.com/category/events/) - [Trips](https://mynamahila.com/category/trips/)