Sachhi Saheli has planned to organize an awareness event called “Period Fest and Pad Yatra on 18th May 2023 from 8 AM to 11 AM at Chaudhary Charan Singh University Meerut to celebrate the global Menstrual Hygiene Day which falls on 28th May each year. With the theme “Ab Pata Chalne do”, here’s a brief description of the event :
1. ‘Pad’ Yatra: This will be a rally that will be taken out in and around Chaudhary Charan Singh University with people, students from all walks of life participating in it, walking and performing. The rally will be symbolic of the movement that aims to normalize periods.
2. Period Fest: Sachhi Saheli plans to organize a one of its kind all-day festival/carnival to spread the message that periods are normal and they must be de-stigmatized. The idea behind this event is to replace silence and secrecy around periods with dialogue and conversations. Through stalls of games, art, innovative knowledge distribution and stage performances, the silence around the topic of menstruation will be transformed into dialogue and knowledge.