The government and various voluntary organisations have been providing ration and other relief material to people affected adversely by the Covid-19 pandemic. However, menstrual hygiene is one aspect which was not addressed by many. Considering this, one voluntary organisation is providing sanitary napkins to women in need amidst the pandemic.

The initiative of spreading awareness about menstrual hygiene started in May last year during the Covid-19 outbreak. The organisation started working on the outskirts of Dehradun like in villages around Ranipokhri where Women were told about the dos and donts to maintain menstrual hygiene and were provided with sanitary pads, face masks and sanitisers to keep themselves safe and healthy.

People living in the villages are not as aware of the seriousness of the pandemic so their volunteers are also visiting the Covid-19 affected villages where they distribute face masks, oxymeters, steamers, thermometers and medicines to the villagers.