28/07/2023
JCI Dhaka Independent has proudly partnered with Sukorma Foundation Bangladesh, শোনো - Shono & ToguMogu in a successful project under "Sustainable Menstrual Hygiene and Mental Wellbeing" on July 26, 20223 (Wednesday).
The program was held at a Mohammadpur project office of Community Participation and Development (CPD), who are working on empowering economically distressed women from different regions of Bangladesh. The entire program covered 40 women, aged 17-25.
The day's activities included an awareness session on Menstrual Hygiene by Dr. Bilkis Akhter Loken followed by distribution of "Dola" an eco-friendly and reusable sanitary napkin from 'Sukorma Foundation'. During the distribution time, Ms. Shaikh Suhana, Co-founder, Sukorma Foundation, had a short speech on the usefulness of "Dola" sanitary napkins being cost effective, user friendly, and can be washed & re-used for at least six months.
Menstrual cycles can be complex for women and often comes with common symptoms like irritability, depressed mood, anxiety, and mood swings. To cater to a better mental health awareness, we also had a team from 'Shono' supporting with an expert psychologist, Ms. Tanzina Chowdhury and COO, Ms. Farhana Rumi who delivered speeches on general mental health issues of women during menstrual cycles.
We had the honor of having ToguMogu as a community partner.
Today from JCI Dhaka Independent, we had the presence of Local President Mr. MukoOl Alam, Executive Vice President, Ms. Marilin Ahmed who is also CEO of Shono, a mental health careline & Director, Ms. Shaikh Suhana Islam Co-founder, Sukorma Foundation.
