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Secrets
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Empowering women for a healthy world. December 11, 2015. December 11, 2015. For confidentiality). I asked her to tell me. The experience of her first period. She replied, “I have one didi (older sister) and when I was a very young child, I observed every month my didi would get sick. She missed school and she would cry over how much pain she was in. My maa (mother) would tell her to stop crying and be silent, but she couldn’t do it. I would ask my maa, ‘What happened to didi? The time has come to SPEAK!
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Blood Stains (Short Story) by Fiza Pathan
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Empowering women for a healthy world. Blood Stains (Short Story) by Fiza Pathan. November 7, 2015. My mother was worried about me. To be frank, the whole family was worried about me but my mother was extra sensitive and so was a bit too anxious for me; reason? I was 18 years old and had not got my period. This girl needs to see a doctor in the city. I hear stories of this sort in which only a good doctor can cure a. You should know You are just a Girl. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here.
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Empowering women for a healthy world. Empowering women in marginalized communities in Kolkata, India. Making reusable pads. Menstruation education. Fighting for equality. Loving the earth. April 22, 2016. April 29, 2016. March 15, 2016. December 11, 2015. December 11, 2015. Blood Stains (Short Story) by Fiza Pathan. November 7, 2015. Originally posted on insaneowl. I was 18 years old and had not got my period. We were rice cultivators and my giant-sized joint family…. You should know You are just a Girl.
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April 2016
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Empowering women for a healthy world. April 22, 2016. April 29, 2016. I was graced with my first period in 7th grade. It arrived unexpectedly during the end of the school day. I put some toilet paper in my underwear and rushed home. Once I got there, I found my mother’s stash of tampons, read the instructions and put one in. Simple as that. Eight years worth… Continue reading Why I Switched. Blood Stains (Short Story) by Fiza Pathan. You should know You are just a Girl. Blog at WordPress.com.
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July 2015
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Empowering women for a healthy world. You should know You are just a Girl. July 22, 2015. November 7, 2015. Everywhere in the world women could be considered a weaker sex, everyone reminds you from birth until death, You are just a Girl . Girls can’t dream, can’t talk loudly, can’t make decisions and can’t have their own choice. She is under father, under husband and under son. She is being raped, but forced to keep… Continue reading You should know You are just a Girl. You should know You are just a Girl.
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November 2015
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Empowering women for a healthy world. Blood Stains (Short Story) by Fiza Pathan. November 7, 2015. Originally posted on insaneowl. Blood Stains My mother was worried about me. To be frank, the whole family was worried about me but my mother was extra sensitive and so was a bit too anxious for me; reason? I was 18 years old and had not got my period. We were rice cultivators and my giant-sized joint family…. Blood Stains (Short Story) by Fiza Pathan. You should know You are just a Girl.
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March 2016
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Empowering women for a healthy world. March 15, 2016. I am Meghan, but my friends in India know me as Meghna. I moved into a poor community in India, because I was on a quest to do good in the world. Little did I know it was the beginning of a personal journey. A journey to find my inner woman and walk alongside other… Continue reading Story Behind Shomota. Blood Stains (Short Story) by Fiza Pathan. You should know You are just a Girl. Blog at WordPress.com. Send to Email Address.
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About
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Empowering women for a healthy world. Shomota is a social enterprise, located in Kolkata, India, that is providing women with beautiful, sustainable cloth menstrual pads. We are empowering women to love their bodies, its natural cycles and the environment in which they are surrounded. We are breaking down the barriers of gender inequality and training women as artisans, from marginalized communities, giving them hope and opportunity for their future. 8211; Shomota understands that we all need to work tog...
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Story Behind Shomota
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Empowering women for a healthy world. March 15, 2016. I am Meghan, but my friends in India know me as Meghna. I moved into a poor community in India, because I was on a quest to do good in the world. Little did I know it was the beginning of a personal journey. A journey to find my inner woman and walk alongside other women as they find theirs. Shomota was born out of a hope to release the stigma of menstruation, to provide a way for girls to stay in school, to create jobs for women from poor communities...
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You should know “You are just a Girl”
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Empowering women for a healthy world. You should know You are just a Girl. July 22, 2015. November 7, 2015. Everywhere in the world women could be considered a weaker sex, everyone reminds you from birth until death, You are just a Girl . She is neither human nor animal. She shouts, but nobody listens to her. She has a period, but when she menstruates she is unholy. Women cannot take leadership. Can’t be the head of a house where a man is present. Written by Sudipta Sharma. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.