An event on Reproductive and Menstrual Health organised by Project Shoqpa on September 13 at Auditorium Hall Kargil.

A rally on Reproductive and Menstrual Health was taken out from Jamia Masjid Hanfia and culminated at Auditorium Hall, Kargil.

CEC, Hill Council, Kargil, Feroz Ahmad Khan applauded the efforts of Team Project Shoqpa in raising awareness about menstrual health amongst adolescent girls and the concept of locally made pads. He also stressed the government departments and other stakeholders to come forward to enlighten and educate adolescent girls about menstrual health. 

Feroz Khan suggested the local Self Help Groups (SHGs) adopt the concept of handmade local pads for the generation of income and to promote the use of local products. He assured all-out support to Team Shoqpa and suggested them frame long-term projects.

He also underlined the need to create funds under District Plan for such awareness programmes.

EC Health, Mohsin Ali hailed Project Shoqpa for their contribution in educating the students in different schools about menstrual health and added that schools should make such an environment that the confidence of students is boosted.

Volunteers of different schools presented a play on menstruation titled “Zainab Ki Kahani”. A short film “The Bloody Revolution” directed by Imtiyaz Ali and produced by Project Shoqpa in collaboration with the Directorate of School Education was also screened during the program.

DC, Kargil, Santosh Sukhadeve said that the administration is committed to extending all necessary support to the NGOs to aware the girls about menstrual health.

Gynecologist Dr. Nasreen Fatima; Co-Founder/ Director Project Shoqpa Nowsheen Khan and Co-Founder Khushboo Joshi also spoke on the occasion.