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Pinkishe Foundation
2/7/25
In a small government school, during one of our menstrual health workshops, a room full of girls sat in quiet curiosity. As we began our session, they were hesitant — shy smiles, lowered eyes, the kind of stillness we often meet when talking about periods.
But as always, something beautiful happened: they started to open up.
We asked them a simple question:
“What do you want to become when you grow up?”
The answers came one after the other — soft, but sure.
“Teacher.”
“Doctor.”
“Lawyer.”
And then, from the back of the room, a voice added:
“Cricketer.”
We smiled and asked,
“Like Sachin Tendulkar?”
She shook her head — confident, no hesitation — and said:
“No… like Mithali Raj.”
That moment stayed with us.
It wasn’t just her answer.
It was what it represented:
Girls aren’t just dreaming anymore — they’re claiming space in places once denied to them.
But what she said next… was even more powerful.
She turned to Erin — a guest educator from the USA — and asked quietly:
“Do girls in America also feel shame about periods like we do?”
For a second, the room fell silent.
Even Erin didn’t answer right away.
Because some questions don’t just seek answers — they carry the weight of generations.
That young girl wasn’t angry. She wasn’t even upset.
She just wanted to know if shame crosses borders, if silence sounds the same everywhere.
That day, we weren’t just handing out menstrual information or breaking taboos — we were holding space.
Space where a girl felt heard.
Where she felt safe enough to ask the question she had never dared to ask before.
Where she realised her feelings mattered.
And that is where the real impact begins.
Because change doesn’t always start with the answers.
Sometimes, it starts with the courage to ask.
This story is not just about menstrual health — it’s about the environments we create.
It’s about:
At Pinkishe Foundation, we’re building more than just awareness — we’re building safe spaces where shame is replaced by strength, and silence by curiosity.
She asked us,
“Do girls in America also feel shame about periods?”
Now we’re asking you:
In your city, your school, your community —
Let’s keep the conversation going.
Because when one girl finds the courage to ask, she lights the way for millions more.
Want to help end period shame for good?
Believe every girl deserves a safe space to ask, learn, and be heard?
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