Maanushi – Updates (Nov 2023)

Maanushi Foundation started as voluntary collective in the year 2020. The founders, Lakshmy and Pooja started the initiative as an awareness project about Sustainable Menstrual Health and Reproductive Rights in the village of Kumily, supported by Eco Femme’s Pad for Pad program. While working with young girls, we realised that a lasting change can only

So far: Dec 2020- Dec 2022

IMPACT IN NUMBERS  DEC 2021- SEPT 2022 Achievements/ Recognitions Eco Heroes in a Pandemic: Girls speak out 

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Building a community I would always look at Maanushi as a tree- a mighty yet gentle tree with roots that travel deep to nourish its being and its branches, which bear the homes of many and spread its shade to all those who seek her. Maanushi is the embodiment of the land I call home

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Diversifying because we had to. “It was not just COVID that hit our economy, there was climate change too. Being an agriculture dependent community, the floods washed out almost everything from the people. There was a pressing need for creative economic solutions.” – Syamala, Founding member. Once we started working to promote sustainable menstrual practices,

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The Story of Finding Solutions. When we started the foundation’s activities in 2020, our only intention was to share the knowledge we had about sustainable menstrual practices, but once the work picked up momentum, Maanushi took its own form and spread its roots as a collective with multiple initiatives to empower and uplift our community.

Maanushi in NEWS

A feature about our work in Vikalpsangam. Click here to read. Feature of Lakshmy Das, Co-Founder and President, Maanushi Foundation in Sohodeck: https://sohodeck.com/2021/08/meet-lakshmy-das-a-young-community-worker-pushing-sustainable-practices-in-kumily/ A recognition of Maanushi Foundation’s work at One World Festival NI 2021- Eco Heroes in a Pandemic: Girls speak out  Feature of Maanushi Foundation in Samayam News ( a regional wing of

Upcoming Training Workshops

Soap Making Workshop – Dates yet to be announced.

The journey begins.

Ms. Lakshmy Das and Ms. Pooja Gangadharan, founders of Maanushi Foundation have an interesting story about how they worked to build a voluntary collective to promote awareness on menstrual hygiene & health in Kumily. The duo was deeply passionate about the environment and how they could live their lives as gently as possible. But their own

So far..

Maanushi Foundation is a voluntary collective formed in the year 2020 that primarily works in the area of menstrual health awareness among rural communities to promote period positivity. We have been distributing sustainable period products like reusable cloth pads (from Eco Femme, Pondicherry) and menstrual cups (from Asan Menstrual Cups) for free through our outreach