Aditi Gupta: A taboo-free way to talk about periods
Aditi Gupta: Jak przełamać tabu o menstruacji
Aditi Gupta uses storytelling and art to educate young girls about menstruation. Full bio
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goes through every month
co miesiąc,
przetrwanie naszego gatunku.
of our species depends on it.
and shameful talking about it.
a secret from others --
o tym mówić,
appeared in our textbooks,
shameful to talk about it.
are not aware of menstruation
o menstruacji
out of 10 girls being unaware of it.
nieświadomych dziewcząt.
that I have spoken to,
z którymi rozmawiałam,
at the time of their first menstruation
o zbliżającym się cyklu,
is a very important risk factor
zwiększa ryzyko
of girls and women
of managing their periods.
środków higienicznych.
unhygienic ways to manage their periods.
aby poradzić sobie z okresem.
called Garhwa, in Jharkhand,
w Jharkhand,
is considered shameful.
nawet kupić podpaskę.
I would wash and reuse them.
ponownie.
in a dark, damp place
o mojej miesiączce.
that I'm menstruating.
the rags would become coarse,
szmaty robiły się szorstkie,
and infections using them.
until I moved out of that town.
dopóki nie wyprowadziłam się z miasta.
that periods brought in my life
and women when they're on their periods.
for the few who don't.
ogórków kiszonych.
or some other family member's bed.
ani łóżku innych członków rodziny.
after every period,
any object of religious importance.
obiektów religijnych.
of menstruating girls and women.
miesiączkującym kobietom.
on younger girls in a family.
w rodzinie.
accepting such restrictions as norms.
from generation to generation.
and wash their dishes separately.
i zmywać naczynia w odosobnieniu.
to take baths during periods,
kąpać się w wannie,
secluded from other family members.
z innymi członkami rodziny.
and women in India
customs on their periods every month.
z tych zwyczajów przy każdej miesiączce.
jak to wpływa
and self-confidence of a young girl?
that this inflicts,
during her early formative years?
restrictive customs for 13 years,
tych ograniczeń przez 13 lat,
Tuhinem,
about menstruation forever.
do menstruacji.
our postgraduation in design.
wzornictwo.
discussing periods with him.
nam problemu.
that girls get painful cramps
bóle miesiączkowe
upon menstruating girls and women
nakłada tyle restrykcji
and learn more about menstruation.
o menstruacji w internecie.
about menstruation myself.
jak mało sama wiem o menstruacji.
actually turned out to be myths.
wiele wspólnego z rzeczywistością.
wykształconych ludzi
who would be ill-informed, too.
tak samo mało jak my.
the lack of awareness about menstruation
wiedzy o menstruacji
and misconception is a rural phenomenon,
występuje tylko na wsi.
an urban phenomenon as well.
powszechnie w miastach.
urban class, also.
parents and teachers,
dowiedziałam się, że wielu z nich
wanted to educate girls about periods
getting their menstrual cycle.
the proper means themselves.
and shameful in talking about it.
na ten temat.
in classes six and seven,
w szóstej i siódmej klasie,
only in standard eight and nine.
dopiero w ósmej i dziewiątej.
skip the subject altogether.
teach girls about periods,
and we wondered:
about menstruation on their own --
samodzielnie zdobyć wiedzę o miesiączce
parents and teachers
comfortably to young girls?
of girls during their periods.
i ich przeżyć związanych z okresem.
curious and interested
i z zainteresowaniem
in their close circle.
that would make the girls curious
to teach girls about periods.
edukacyjny.
would enact these stories
in a fun and engaging way.
i wciągający sposób.
in their different phases of puberty,
miesiączkować
during the narrative of the book
w takcie historii,
been getting her period.
już od jakiegoś czasu.
opowiada bohaterkom o dorastaniu
about the various aspects of growing up
podczas miesiączki.
żeby ilustracje
were objectionable in any way
we found that the girls loved the book.
że komiks bardzo spodobał się dziewczynom.
about periods on their own.
o menstruacji.
comfortable in talking about periods
z podjęciem rozmowy
were interested in reading it.
zawartością.
in creating an environment
themselves to educate girls
próbnej komiksu by edukować dziewczęta
w pięciu regionach Indii.
in five different states in India.
took this prototype to educate young monks
do przekazania wiedzy młodym mnichom,
called "Menstrupedia Comic"
"Menstrupedia",
educated by using the book in India and --
dziewcząt w Indiach.
into different languages
z lokalnymi organizacjami,
in different countries.
a part of their school curriculum
do programu nauczania,
jak wolontariusze,
teachers, school principals,
dyrektorzy szkół,
drive to their own communities,
o menstruacji w swoich społecznościach,
learn about periods at the right age
where menstruation is not a curse,
okres nie będzie traktowany
każdej dziewczyny.
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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