Menstrual hygiene campaign: Kashmir woman provides sanitary kits in ladies washrooms in Srinagar

Irfana installed a home-made Eva Safety Door sanitary napkin kit for women and young girls in the public washrooms which lack such facilities for the ladies, reports ANI.

The sanitary kit provided by her includes sanitisers, baby diapers and wet tissues along with the sanitary pads.

“At first, I started this initiative in my society and placed sanitary kits in 15 washrooms. My aim was to make Kashmiri women feel secure and confident whenever they travel outside and never feel helpless,” Irfana told ANI.

Irfana Zargar, who is a working employee and manages the expense of the sanitary kits from her own pocket to help others who may be deprived of these facilities, started the initiative ahead of the lockdown. 

She even continued it in the middle of the lockdown.

“During the lockdown, I started ‘door-to-door’ delivery of these sanitary kits to provide a hygienic menstrual experience to all the women in the valley,” she told ANI.

Meraj-u-din Ahmad, a Srinagar Municipal Corporation employee, appreciated the initiative started by the woman.

“I salute Irfana Ji for this endeavour. It’s a very empowering step for the women across Srinagar,” Meraj-u-din Ahmad told ANI.

Locals also appreciated the Kashmiri woman for her initiative.