Aditi Gupta: A taboo-free way to talk about periods
آديتي غوبتا: الحديث عن الدورة الشهرية بعيدا عن المحظورات
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goes through every month
of our species depends on it.
يعتمد عليها،
and shameful talking about it.
الدورة الشهرية لأول مرة،
a secret from others --
appeared in our textbooks,
كتابنا المنهجي،
shameful to talk about it.
are not aware of menstruation
بطبيعة الحيض
out of 10 girls being unaware of it.
عشر فتيات لا يعين ذلك.
that I have spoken to,
at the time of their first menstruation
عند حصول الحيض الأول لديهن
is a very important risk factor
يحمل مخاطرمهمة
of girls and women
و النساء
of managing their periods.
بدوراتهن الشهرية.
unhygienic ways to manage their periods.
غير نظيفة للعناية بدوراتهن.
called Garhwa, in Jharkhand,
في جهارخاند،
is considered shameful.
شيئا معيباً.
I would wash and reuse them.
لأعيداستخدامها.
in a dark, damp place
that I'm menstruating.
the rags would become coarse,
and infections using them.
نتيجة استعمالها.
until I moved out of that town.
و لحين مغادرتي تلك المدينة.
that periods brought in my life
في حياتي
and women when they're on their periods.
خلال دورتهن الشهرية.
for the few who don't.
القلائل الذين لا يعرفون.
or some other family member's bed.
أو على سرير فرد آخر من العائلة.
after every period,
دورة شهرية،
any object of religious importance.
أهمية دينية.
of menstruating girls and women.
on younger girls in a family.
الأصغر في العائلة.
accepting such restrictions as norms.
التحديدات والقواعد.
from generation to generation.
and wash their dishes separately.
بشكل منفصل.
to take baths during periods,
الدورة الشهرية،
secluded from other family members.
أفراد العائلة الآخرين.
and women in India
customs on their periods every month.
خلال دوراتهن كل شهر.
and self-confidence of a young girl?
that this inflicts,
during her early formative years?
تشكيلها المبكرة ؟
restrictive customs for 13 years,
لفترة 13 سنة،
about menstruation forever.
our postgraduation in design.
العليا في التصميم.
discussing periods with him.
that girls get painful cramps
بتقلصات مؤلمة
upon menstruating girls and women
من الفتيات والنساء
and learn more about menstruation.
عن الحيض.
about menstruation myself.
actually turned out to be myths.
خرافات.
who would be ill-informed, too.
قليلات المعرفة أيضا.
the lack of awareness about menstruation
الاهتمام والمعرفة حول الحيض
and misconception is a rural phenomenon,
هي ظاهرة ريفية،
an urban phenomenon as well.
urban class, also.
parents and teachers,
wanted to educate girls about periods
بناتهم عن الدورة الشهرية
getting their menstrual cycle.
the proper means themselves.
and shameful in talking about it.
و الخجل بالحديث عنها.
in classes six and seven,
السادس و الصف السابع،
only in standard eight and nine.
في الصف الثامن والتاسع.
skip the subject altogether.
teach girls about periods,
الدورة الشهرية،
and we wondered:
about menstruation on their own --
parents and teachers
comfortably to young girls?
الفتيات الصغيرات؟
of girls during their periods.
دوراتهن الشهرية.
curious and interested
ومهتمات
in their close circle.
that would make the girls curious
to teach girls about periods.
عن الدورة الشهرية.
would enact these stories
in a fun and engaging way.
و مشوقة.
in their different phases of puberty,
during the narrative of the book
في الكتاب
been getting her period.
about the various aspects of growing up
المختلفة للبلوغ
were objectionable in any way
بأي طريقة
we found that the girls loved the book.
أن الفتيات أحببنه.
about periods on their own.
بأنفسهن.
comfortable in talking about periods
الدورة الشهرية
were interested in reading it.
in creating an environment
themselves to educate girls
لتثقيف الفتيات بأنفسهم
in five different states in India.
ولايات مختلفة في الهند.
took this prototype to educate young monks
لتثقيف الرهبان الشباب
called "Menstrupedia Comic"
(مجلة الحيض)
educated by using the book in India and --
هذا الكتاب في الهند و --
into different languages
إلى لغات مختلفة
in different countries.
a part of their school curriculum
teachers, school principals,
drive to their own communities,
مجتمعاتهم،
learn about periods at the right age
الشهرية في العمر الصحيح
where menstruation is not a curse,
لعنة،
to all the parents here.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Aditi Gupta - Social entrepreneur, co-founder of MenstrupediaAditi Gupta uses storytelling and art to educate young girls about menstruation.
Why you should listen
Aditi Gupta is a social entrepreneur and co-founder of Menstrupedia, working towards spreading awareness about menstruation. While studying at the National Institute of Design as a Ford Foundation research scholar, she has conducted extensive research in understanding the scenario of menstrual unawareness in India and its impact on a girl's life. She has designed effective educational tools for girls and schools using storytelling and sequential art for educating young girls about periods in a society where the subject is a major taboo.
Menstrupedia Comic is a complete guide on periods designed by Menstrupedia team being used by more than 30 schools across India. The books are being distributed in other countries like Nepal, South America and Nigeria.
Gupta is a World Economic Forum Global Shaper and made it to the achiever's list of Forbes India 30 under 30 in 2014 for her work towards breaking the taboo around menstruation. She is a International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) alumni. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, CNBC and BBC. She aspires to create a future where menstruation is not a taboo but a welcoming change in a girl's life.
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