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“Girls are equally capable of working in any field and joining any profession”
Tabassum, a girl who resides within the slums of Mumbai was identified during Myna’s Sponsor a Girl Program. She took time out of her schedule and spoke to us about her appreciation for the opportunities she could receive through Myna.
Tabassum in her Myna work space with her fellows
“I had the good fortune to be given a chance to participate in the ‘Sponsor a Girl’ Programme. It was there that I got exposure and learned a lot of fundamentals of life. It was after the Menstrual Hygiene Management sessions that I took to learning the depths of Menstrual Hygiene as well as General Health and Hygiene aspects.”
She further explained her learning gains through the Menstrual Hygiene Management sessions where she explained in detail, how she understood that all genders had equal capabilities, even though society may place gender roles to distinguish the same.
“Girls are equally capable of working in any field and joining any profession. The natural flow of periods was explained to me in great detail with a presentation and a practical session to showcase absorption. I learned why it shouldn’t be considered a taboo and how period blood is among the purest.”
Myna recognized Tabassum’s zeal and willingness to learn new things and adopted her into the Myna Family. Today, Tabassum is a Myna Fellow and works in a full-time position at Myna.
“I learned useful life lessons through training sessions that included – How to use a laptop, Enter data, and Use an Excel sheet and am growing intensely with every ticking day. Myna Foundation had given me health kits that contained underwear, soaps, shampoos, a period tracker, disposal paper bags and especially – sanitary pads, something I could not afford at the time.
Overall, Myna has aided in my development into a self-assured and independent woman.”
Myna’s – Sponsor a Girl initiative enables girls and women who belong to the informal settlements of society to gain access to a healthy and dignified healthcare system and education.
Tabassum is one of the 500 girls, Myna wishes to support within its ONE – YEAR – LONG Programme. The Programme involves empowering the girls and women between the age of 13 – 30 years, who are either dropouts or unemployed married women; through various sessions over the course of 12 months that would incur a cost of INR 3200 per girl.
Professional and skilled Medical Professionals who are in charge of these sessions to make sure that the girls and women receive only high-quality education. In order to assist each attendee to become financially independent by attaining paid roles, they are also taught how to create their own resumes. If Myna identifies any girl or woman with a similar passion and zeal to work for Myna’s cause, we hire them to work with Myna Mahila Foundation and be a part of the Fellowship Programme depending on their skills.
