A campaign for period positivity | Ananya Grover

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Jenny Rublevsky ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Nurit Noy
00:13
Menstruation.
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ื”ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™.
00:14
A simple word describing a natural biological process,
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ืžื•ื ื— ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ืžืชืืจ ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื‘ื™ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ ื˜ื‘ืขื™,
00:18
weighed down by centuries of stigma,
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ืฉื“ื•ื›ื ื‘ืžืื•ืช ืฉื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืกื˜ื™ื’ืžื”
00:21
has been transformed into something most of us can only speak about
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ื•ื”ืคืš ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืจื•ื‘ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœื™ื•
00:25
in whispers.
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ืจืง ื‘ืœื—ื™ืฉื”.
00:26
But why?
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžื”?
00:27
As I speak to you right now,
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ืžืžืฉ ื‘ืจื’ืข ื–ื”,
00:29
more than 800 million women around the world
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž-800 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื
00:32
are having a period.
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ื—ื•ื•ืช ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™.
00:34
None of us would exist without it,
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ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืงื™ื™ื ื‘ืœืขื“ื™ื•,
00:36
and yet it remains an "embarrassing" subject to broach.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืืช ื”ื•ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื ื•ืฉื ืฉ"ืžื‘ื™ืš" ืœื”ืขืœื•ืชื•.
00:40
From my experience and that of the women around me,
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ืžื ื™ืกื™ื•ื ื™ ื”ืื™ืฉื™ ื•ืฉืœ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื™,
00:43
I can tell you that it's exhausting.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืกืคืจ ืœื›ื ืฉื–ื” ืžืชื™ืฉ.
00:46
It's exhausting to carefully take out a brown paper bag hiding a pad,
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ื–ื” ืžืชื™ืฉ ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ื‘ื–ื”ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืงื™ืช ื—ื•ืžื” ื”ืžื—ื‘ื™ืื” ื‘ืชื•ื›ื” ืชื—ื‘ื•ืฉืช ื”ื™ื’ื™ื™ื ื™ืช,
00:50
stuffing it into your pocket in the middle of a class
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ืœืชื—ื•ื‘ ืื•ืชื” ืœื›ื™ืก ื‘ืืžืฆืข ื”ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ
00:53
and rushing to the washroom as discreetly as possible.
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ื•ืœืžื”ืจ ื•ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื”ื“ื™ืกืงืจื˜ื™ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ.
00:57
It's exhausting to sit through lessons and meetings
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ืžืชื™ืฉ ืœืฉื‘ืช ื‘ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ื ื•ื‘ืคื’ื™ืฉื•ืช
00:59
pretending to be absolutely normal,
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ื•ืœื”ืขืžื™ื“ ืคื ื™ื ืฉื”ื›ืœ ื‘ืกื“ืจ,
01:02
while internally crying out from intense period cramps.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื–ืขื•ืง ื‘ื“ืžืžื” ืขืงื‘ ื›ืื‘ื™ ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ.
01:06
It's exhausting to be dismissively told that youโ€™re PMSing
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ื–ื” ืžืชื™ืฉ ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœืš ื‘ื–ืœื–ื•ืœ ืฉืืช ื—ื•ื•ื” ืชืกืžื•ื ืช ืงื“ื ื•ืกืชื™ืช
01:09
or suffering from "that time of the month,"
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ืื• ืกื•ื‘ืœืช ืž"ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื–ื” ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ",
01:12
and it's exhausting to continuously fight back against age-old traditions
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ื•ื–ื” ืžืชื™ืฉ ืœื”ื™ืœื—ื ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืžื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ืžืกื•ืจื•ืช ืขืชื™ืงื•ืช
01:17
that ask you not to pray,
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ื”ืžื‘ืงืฉื•ืช ืžืžืš ืœื ืœื”ืชืคืœืœ,
01:18
visit temples, cook, touch pickle and the list goes on and on,
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ืœื‘ืงืจ ื‘ืžืงื“ืฉื™ื, ืœื‘ืฉืœ, ืœื’ืขืช ื‘ืžืœืคืคื•ื ื™ื ื—ืžื•ืฆื™ื ื•ื”ืจืฉื™ืžื” ื ืžืฉื›ืช,
01:22
while you're just trying to bleed and be left in peace.
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืืช ืžื ืกื” ืœื“ืžื ื‘ืฉืงื˜ ื•ืœืœื ื”ืคืจืขื”.
01:25
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:29
But you know what the worst part is?
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ืื‘ืœ ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืžื” ื”ื›ื™ ื’ืจื•ืข?
01:32
The worst part is that the things that seem tiring to us
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ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ื’ืจื•ืข ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ื•ื ืฉื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื ืจืื™ื ืžืชื™ืฉื™ื ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื ื•
01:36
are merely the tip of the iceberg,
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ื”ื ืจืง ืงืฆื” ื”ืงืจื—ื•ืŸ,
01:39
because we in this room are privileged enough
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื”ื–ื” ื ื”ื ื•ืช ืžื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื™ืชืจ
01:41
to be able to afford sanitary napkins every month,
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ื•ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ืจืฉื•ืช ืœืขืฆืžื ื• ืชื—ื‘ื•ืฉื•ืช ื”ื™ื’ื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื—ื•ื“ืฉ,
01:45
to be able to visit a gynecologist in case of any problem,
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ืœื‘ืงืจ ืืฆืœ ืจื•ืคื ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืžืงืจื” ืฉืœ ื‘ืขื™ื”,
01:48
to be able to tell what's normal and abnormal with our monthly cycle.
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ื•ืœื“ืขืช ืžื” ืชืงื™ืŸ ื•ืžื” ืœื ืชืงื™ืŸ ื‘ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™.
01:52
We have access to water, sanitation and toilets
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืžื™ื, ืชื‘ืจื•ืื” ื•ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื
01:55
that help us maintain our privacy and hygiene.
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ืฉืขื•ื–ืจื™ื ืœื ื• ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ื•ืช ื•ืขืœ ื”ื”ื™ื’ื™ื™ื ื”.
01:59
But what about those who don't?
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืืœื” ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื”ืŸ?
02:02
What about 335 million girls around the world
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ืžื” ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœ-335 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ื ื•ืช ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื
02:06
who go to school without even having access to water and soap
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ืฉื”ื•ืœื›ื•ืช ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ืืคื™ืœื• ืœืœื ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืžื™ื ื•ืกื‘ื•ืŸ
02:10
to wash their hands?
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ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉื˜ื•ืฃ ืืช ื”ื™ื“ื™ื™ื?
02:12
What about 15-year-old schoolgirls in Kenya
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ืžื” ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืชืœืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ื‘ื ื•ืช 15 ื‘ืงื ื™ื”
02:15
who have to sell their bodies to be able to buy sanitary napkins?
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ืฉื—ื™ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืœืžื›ื•ืจ ืืช ื’ื•ืคืŸ ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืจืฉื•ืช ืœืขืฆืžืŸ ืœืงื ื•ืช ืชื—ื‘ื•ืฉื•ืช ื”ื™ื’ื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืช?
02:20
What about two-thirds of rural high school girls in India
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ืžื” ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืฉื ื™ ืฉืœื™ืฉ ืžืชืœืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืกืคืจ ื‘ืื–ื•ืจื™ื ื”ื›ืคืจื™ื™ื ื‘ื”ื•ื“ื•
02:24
who don't even understand what their bodies are going through
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ืฉืœื ืžื‘ื™ื ื•ืช ืืคื™ืœื• ืžื” ืขื•ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื’ื•ืคืŸ
02:27
at menarche?
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ื‘ื•ื•ืกืช ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”?
02:29
And right now, we are all gathered here in the USA.
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ื›ืจื’ืข, ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืžื›ื•ื ืกื•ืช ื›ืืŸ ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘.
02:33
So what about 64 percent of women in St. Louis, Missouri,
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ืื– ืžื” ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœ-64% ืžื”ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืกื ื˜ ืœื•ืื™ื–, ืžื™ื–ื•ืจื™,
02:37
who weren't able to afford menstrual hygiene supplies
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ืฉืœื ื™ื›ืœื• ืœื”ืจืฉื•ืช ืœืขืฆืžืŸ ืœืจื›ื•ืฉ ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื ื”ื™ื’ื™ื™ื ื™ื™ื
02:40
in the previous year?
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ื‘ืฉื ื” ืฉืขื‘ืจื”?
02:42
What about the struggles of homeless, transgender,
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ืื• ืžื” ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืงืฉื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื”ื•ืžืœืกื™ื, ื”ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ื, ืื™ื ื˜ืจืกืงืก ื•ืขืงื•ืจื™ื
02:45
intersex and displaced people
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02:48
who menstruate?
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ืฉื—ื•ื•ื™ื ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™?
02:49
What about them?
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ืžื” ืื™ืชื?
02:52
The scale of the problem,
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ื”ื”ื™ืงืฃ ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ืขื™ื”,
02:54
stemming in part from the deep-rooted stigma attached to menstruation,
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ื ื•ื‘ืข ื—ืœืงื™ืช ืžื”ืกื˜ื™ื’ืžื” ื”ืขืžื•ืงื” ื”ืงืฉื•ืจื” ืœืžื—ื–ื•ืจ,
02:58
is unimaginable.
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ื”ื•ื ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืชื™ืื•ืจ.
03:01
And the desire to voice this frustration
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ื•ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืข ืืช ื”ืชืกื›ื•ืœ ื”ื–ื”
03:03
led me, along with three other teammates,
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ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืื•ืชื™, ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ืขื•ื“ ืฉืœื•ืฉ ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืœืฆื•ื•ืช,
03:06
to initiate a campaign that calls for change,
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ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืงืžืคื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืงื•ืจื ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™,
03:09
questions the taboos surrounding menstruation
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ืžื˜ื™ืœ ืกืคืง ื‘ื˜ืื‘ื• ื”ืงืฉื•ืจ ืœืžื—ื–ื•ืจ
03:12
and spreads period positivity.
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ื•ืžืคื™ืฅ ื’ื™ืฉื” ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ืช ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืžื—ื–ื•ืจ.
03:15
The name of our campaign, "Pravahkriti,"
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ื”ืฉื ืฉืœ ื”ืงืžืคื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ื•, "ืคืจืื•ื•ื”ืงืจื™ื˜ื™",
03:18
was born from the message that we want to convey to the world.
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ื ื•ืœื“ ืžื”ืžืกืจ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื•ืช ืœื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ืœืขื•ืœื.
03:22
"Pravah" means "flow,"
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"ืคืจืื•ื•ืื”" ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื• "ื–ืจื™ืžื”",
03:24
and "kriti" means "a beautiful creation."
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ื•"ืงืจื™ื˜ื™" ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื• "ื™ืฆื™ืจื” ื™ืคื”".
03:27
Because how could the monthly cycle that ultimately gives rise to all creation
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ื›ื™ ืื™ืš ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื”ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ ืฉื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืขื ื™ืง ื—ื™ื™ื ืœื›ืœ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื”,
03:32
be anything less than beautiful?
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ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ื™ืคื”?
03:35
Now, as a social issue, menstruation has several facets to it
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ื›ื‘ืขื™ื” ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช, ืœืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื” ื”ื™ื‘ื˜ื™ื
03:40
that overlap, reinforce and worsen the situation.
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ื”ื—ื•ืคืคื™ื, ืžื—ื–ืงื™ื ื•ืžื—ืžื™ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืžืฆื‘.
03:44
So we based our campaign on four fundamental pillars:
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ืœื›ืŸ ื‘ื™ืกืกื ื• ืืช ื”ืงืžืคื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ื• ืขืœ ืืจื‘ืขื” ืขืžื•ื“ื™ ืชื•ื•ืš ืขื™ืงืจื™ื™ื:
03:47
health, hygiene, awareness and spreading positivity.
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ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช, ื”ื™ื’ื™ื™ื ื”, ืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช ื•ื”ืคืฆืช ื’ื™ืฉื” ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ืช.
03:51
But how did we actually implement this?
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ืื‘ืœ ืื™ืš ื‘ืขืฆื ื”ื•ืฆืื ื• ืืช ื–ื” ืœืคื•ืขืœ?
03:55
Well, we started within the walls of our school classroom.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ืชืœื™ ื›ื™ืชื•ืช ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืฉืœื ื•.
03:58
Instead of simply explaining menstruation to children
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื”ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžื”ื• ื”ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™
04:01
from a textbook or biological standpoint,
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ืžืกืคืจ ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื• ืžื ืงื•ื“ืช ืžื‘ื˜ ื‘ื™ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช,
04:04
we adopted an innovative approach.
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ืื™ืžืฆื ื• ื’ื™ืฉื” ื—ื“ืฉื ื™ืช.
04:07
We conducted an activity where students strung together a bracelet
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ื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ืœื‘ืฆืข ืคืขื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ื” ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืฉื–ืจื• ืฆืžื™ื“ื™ื
04:12
consisting of 28 beads signifying the length of the menstrual cycle,
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ื”ื›ื•ืœืœื™ื ื‘ืชื•ื›ื™ื 28 ื—ืจื•ื–ื™ื ื”ืžืกืžืœื™ื ืืช ืžืฉืš ื”ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™,
04:17
out of which four to seven beads were of a different color,
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ืฉืืจื‘ืขื” ืขื“ ืฉื‘ืขื” ื—ืจื•ื–ื™ื ืžื”ื ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืฆื‘ืข ืื—ืจ,
04:20
demonstrating the days a woman bleeds.
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ื”ืžืกืžืœ ืืช ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื‘ื”ื ืื™ืฉื” ืžื“ืžืžืช.
04:23
And in this way, we not only explained what periods are
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ื•ื‘ื“ืจืš ื–ื•, ืœื ืจืง ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืกื‘ื™ืจื•ืช ืžื”ื• ื”ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™
04:27
in a manner that was educational
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ื—ื™ื ื•ื›ื™ืช
04:29
but also approachable and engaging.
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ืืš ื’ื ื ื’ื™ืฉื” ื•ืžืจืชืงืช.
04:32
To offer another example,
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ื“ื•ื’ืžื” ื ื•ืกืคืช,
04:34
we explored various ways of alleviating cramps,
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ื—ืงืจื ื• ืžืกืคืจ ื“ืจื›ื™ื ื‘ื”ืŸ ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ืงืœ ืขืœ ื›ืื‘ื™ ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ,
04:37
including preparing some natural remedies in school itself.
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ื”ื›ื•ืœืœื™ื ื”ื›ื ืช ืžืกืคืจ ืชืจื•ืคื•ืช ื˜ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ืขืฆืžื•.
04:41
And we didn't just stop at involving girls in our campaign.
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ื•ืœื ื”ืคืกืงื ื• ืจืง ื‘ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ื”ื‘ื ื•ืช ื‘ืงืžืคื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ื•.
04:44
In fact, boys were equally involved,
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ืืœื ื’ื ื‘ื ื™ื ืœืงื—ื• ื—ืœืง ืฉื•ื•ื”,
04:47
and one of our co-team members,
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ื•ื‘ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
04:48
as you saw,
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ื›ืคื™ ืฉืจืื™ืชื,
04:50
is also a boy.
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ื™ืฉ ื’ื ื‘ืŸ.
04:52
Through internal conversations
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ืชื•ืš ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืช
04:54
where girls could freely share their personal experiences
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ื‘ื”ืŸ ื‘ื ื•ืช ื™ื›ืœื• ืœืฉืชืฃ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ ืืช ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ
04:57
and boys could just ask questions, no matter how "dumb" they might seem,
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ื•ื‘ื ื™ื ื™ื›ืœื• ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืฉืืœื•ืช, ืœื ืžืฉื ื” ื›ืžื” "ื˜ื™ืคืฉื™ื•ืช" ื”ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช,
05:02
our male volunteers quickly got over their awkwardness,
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ื”ืžืชื ื“ื‘ื™ื ื”ื–ื›ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื”ืชื’ื‘ืจื• ื‘ืžื”ืจื” ืขืœ ื”ืžื‘ื•ื›ื”,
05:05
not just supporting but also leading educational sessions.
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ื•ื”ื ืœื ืจืง ืชื•ืžื›ื™ื ืืœื ื’ื ืžื ื”ืœื™ื ืžืคื’ืฉื™ื ื—ื™ื ื•ื›ื™ื™ื.
05:09
Clearly, starting an inclusive conversation,
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ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉื”ืชื—ืœื” ืฉืœ ืฉื™ื— ืคืชื•ื—
05:12
including members of all genders
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ื”ืžืงื‘ืœ ืืœ ืชื•ื›ื• ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืžื›ืœ ื”ืžื’ื“ืจื™ื
05:14
and listening to and supporting each other,
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ืขื ื”ืงืฉื‘ื” ื•ืชืžื™ื›ื” ื”ื“ื“ื™ืช,
05:16
can go a long way.
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ืขืฉื•ื™ ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื”ืจื‘ื”.
05:19
Now, to make our campaign successful, we conducted extensive research,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ืงืžืคื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ื• ืœืžื•ืฆืœื—, ื‘ื™ืฆืขื ื• ืžื—ืงืจ ื ืจื—ื‘,
05:23
interviewed gynecologists,
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ืจืื™ื™ื ื• ื’ื™ื ืงื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื,
05:25
surveyed people to gauge public opinion on periods
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ืขืจื›ื ื• ืกืงืจื™ื ืฉื‘ื“ืงื• ืืช ื“ืขืช ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™
05:28
and conducted a panel discussion with professionals working in this field.
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ื•ื”ืงืžื ื• ืคืื ืœ ื“ื™ื•ื ื™ื ืขื ืื ืฉื™ ืžืงืฆื•ืข ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ื–ื”.
05:32
And then we undertook the journey to create change.
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ื•ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ ื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ื‘ืžืกืข ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœื—ื•ืœืœ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™.
05:35
We organized a stall at Shilpotsav, a local fair,
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ื”ืงืžื ื• ื“ื•ื›ืŸ, ื‘"ืฉื™ืœืคื•ืกื˜ื‘", ื™ืจื™ื“ ืžืงื•ืžื™,
05:39
where we distributed sanitary napkin-shaped envelopes
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ื•ื‘ื• ื—ื™ืœืงื ื• ืžืขื˜ืคื•ืช ื‘ืฆื•ืจืช ืชื—ื‘ื•ืฉื•ืช ื”ื™ื’ื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืช
05:42
and bookmarks containing period-positive messages.
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ื•ืกื™ืžื ื™ื•ืช ื”ืžื›ื™ืœื•ืช ืžืกืจื™ื ื”ืชื•ืžื›ื™ื ื‘ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ.
05:45
We donated hundreds of pads that we had collected
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ืชืจืžื ื• ืžืื•ืช ืชื—ื‘ื•ืฉื•ืช ื”ื™ื’ื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืืกืคื ื•
05:48
through a pad donation drive at school.
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ื‘ืžื‘ืฆืข ืชืจื•ืžืช ืชื—ื‘ื•ืฉื•ืช ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ.
05:50
Interacting with young girls in government and charitable schools,
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ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ืขื ื‘ื ื•ืช ืฆืขื™ืจื•ืช ื‘ื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื ื•ื ื“ื™ื‘ื™ื,
05:54
we explained periods to them through a game of hopscotch
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ื”ืกื‘ืจื ื• ืœื”ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ ื“ืจืš ืžืฉื—ืง ืฉืœ "ืงืœืืก"
05:57
and distributed period kits that we had made ourselves
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ื•ื—ื™ืœืงื ื• ืœื”ืŸ ืขืจื›ื•ืช ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ ืฉื”ื›ื ื• ื‘ืขืฆืžื ื•
06:00
that consisted of a pad and other items like a paper soap
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ื”ืžื›ื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ืชื•ื›ืŸ ืชื—ื‘ื•ืฉืช ื”ื™ื’ื™ื™ื ื™ืช ื•ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื ื›ืžื• ื ื™ื™ืจ ืกื‘ื•ืŸ
06:04
and sanitizer for maintaining hygiene,
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ื•ื—ื•ืžืจ ื—ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ืœืฉืžื™ืจื” ืขืœ ื”ื™ื’ื™ื™ื ื”,
06:06
a piece of dark chocolate just to lift their mood,
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ื—ืชื™ื›ืช ืฉื•ืงื•ืœื“ ืžืจื™ืจ ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืจื™ื ืืช ืžืฆื‘ ื”ืจื•ื—,
06:09
a sachet of ginger tea and so on.
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ืฉืงื™ืช ืงื˜ื ื” ืฉืœ ืชื” ื’'ื™ื ื’'ืจ ื•ื›ื•'.
06:12
In whatever we did, we strived to think beyond the norm and break barriers,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืขืฉื™ื ื•, ืฉืืคื ื• ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื ื•ืจืžื•ืช ื•ืœืฉื‘ื•ืจ ืžื—ืกื•ืžื™ื,
06:16
be it by creating a physical period tracker
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ืื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื™ืฆื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ื›ืœื™ ืคื™ื–ื™ ืœืžืขืงื‘ ืื—ืจ ื”ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ
06:19
to help girls without access to the internet
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื”ืŸ ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜
06:21
to record their monthly cycle,
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ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืฉื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืขืงื•ื‘ ืื—ืจ ื”ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™,
06:24
or sensitizing the masses by performing street plays,
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ืื• ื‘ื—ืฉื™ืคื” ืœื”ืžื•ื ื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื•ืคืขื•ืช ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘,
06:28
or even developing a video game called "Crimson Crusade" --
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ืื• ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืคื™ืชื•ื— ืžืฉื—ืง ืžื—ืฉื‘ ืฉืฉืžื• "ืžืกืข ืฆืœื‘ ืืจื’ืžื ื™" --
06:31
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:32
that introduces both boys and girls
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ื”ืžืฆื™ื’ ืœื‘ื ื™ื ื•ืœื‘ื ื•ืช
06:34
to problems faced by menstruating women globally
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ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืื™ืชืŸ ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื
06:37
and players progress in the game
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ื•ื”ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ืžืชืงื“ืžื™ื ื‘ืžืฉื—ืง
06:39
by defeating menstrual monsters.
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ืข"ื™ ื”ื‘ืกื” ืฉืœ ืžืคืœืฆื•ืช ื•ืกืช.
06:41
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:45
To sustain this effort,
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ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœื—ื–ืง ืืช ื”ืžืืžืฅ ื”ื–ื”,
06:46
we've installed 10 sanitary napkin dispensers in several schools.
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ื‘ื™ืฆืขื ื• ื”ืชืงื ื” ืฉืœ 10 ืื•ื˜ื•ืžื˜ื™ื ืœืžืžื›ืจ ืชื—ื‘ื•ืฉื•ืช ื”ื™ื’ื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืžืกืคืจ ื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ.
06:51
Gradually, people's mindsets are changing.
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ื‘ื”ื“ืจื’ื”, ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืฉื ื™ื ืืช ื“ืคื•ืกื™ ื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœื”ื.
06:55
But does change come so easily?
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ืืš ื”ืื ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื‘ื ื‘ืงืœื•ืช?
06:58
At a school for the underprivileged,
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ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืœืžืขื•ื˜ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœืช,
07:00
we encountered a girl who had just got her first period
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ืคื’ืฉื ื• ื™ืœื“ื” ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœื” ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”
07:03
but wasn't wearing anything to absorb the flow.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื” ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื™ืกืคื•ื’ ืืช ื”ื“ื.
07:06
Imagine being her,
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ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืื™ืš ื–ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ื™ื,
07:08
sitting in class feeling embarrassed and uncomfortable,
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ืœืฉื‘ืช ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื•ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื ื‘ื•ื›ื” ื•ืฉืœื ื‘ื ื•ื—,
07:12
looking down and seeing red,
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ืœื”ืกืชื›ืœ ืœืžื˜ื” ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ืฆื‘ืข ืื“ื•ื,
07:14
asking your parents for help, asking what was going on with you
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ืœื‘ืงืฉ ืขื–ืจื” ืžื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื, ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืžื” ืงื•ืจื” ืื™ืชืš
07:17
and being dismissed.
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ื•ืฉื™ืชื™ื™ื—ืกื• ืืœื™ื™ืš ื‘ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ืœ.
07:20
Imagine the shame, fear and embarrassment for being "caught" doing something wrong
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ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืืช ื”ื‘ื•ืฉื”, ื”ืคื—ื“ ื•ื”ืžื‘ื•ื›ื” ืฉืœ "ืœื”ื™ืชืคืก" ื›ืžื™ ืฉืขืฉืชื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืจืข
07:26
that forces you into living in ignorance and silence
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ืฉื’ื•ืจื ืœืš ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื‘ื•ืจื•ืช ื•ื‘ืฉืงื˜
07:30
at the cost of your health and dignity.
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ื‘ืžื—ื™ืจ ืฉืœ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืชืš ื•ื›ื‘ื•ื“ืš.
07:33
While we do our part, our endeavors will only be successful
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื—ืœืงื ื•, ืžืืžืฆื™ื ื• ื™ืฆืœื—ื•
07:37
if each one of you internalizes and spreads onward
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ืจืง ืื ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžื›ื ื™ืคื ื™ื ื•ื™ืคื™ืฅ ื”ืœืื”
07:40
the idea that menstruation is completely normal,
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ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื”ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ ื”ื•ื ื ื•ืจืžืœื™ ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ,
07:44
if each one of you conveys this message to every person you know.
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ืื ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื•ืื—ืช ืžืื™ืชื ื• ื™ืขื‘ื™ืจื• ืืช ื”ืžืกืจ ืœื›ืœ ืื“ื ืฉืืชื ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื.
07:48
When we can discuss digestion, blood circulation and respiration --
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืขื™ื›ื•ืœ, ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื“ื ื•ื”ื ืฉื™ืžื” --
07:53
all natural, biological processes --
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ื›ื•ืœื ืชื”ืœื™ื›ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื™ื ื˜ื‘ืขื™ื™ื --
07:57
why should menstruation be off-limits?
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ืœืžื” ืฉื”ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ ื™ื”ื™ื” ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืชื—ื•ื?
08:00
And you, too, can help make it less taboo,
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ื’ื ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื–ื” ืœืคื—ื•ืช ื˜ืื‘ื•,
08:02
simply by being more open with male friends and family members,
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื‘ื›ืš ืฉืชื”ื™ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืคืชื•ื—ื™ื ืขื ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื•ื‘ื ื™ ืžืฉืคื—ื”,
08:07
supporting local and international organizations
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืชืžื™ื›ื” ื‘ืืจื’ื•ื ื™ื ืžืงื•ืžื™ื™ื ื•ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ื™ื
08:09
working to improve menstrual hygiene management,
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ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืคืจ ืืช ื”ื”ื™ื’ื™ื™ื ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™,
08:13
making menstrual bracelets with middle school kids in your area
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ื‘ื”ื›ื ืช ืฆืžื™ื“ื™ ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ืขื ื™ืœื“ื™ ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ื‘ืื–ื•ืจื›ื
08:16
or even by playing Crimson Crusade with your friends.
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ืื• ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืžืฉื—ืง "ืžืกืข ืฆืœื‘ ืืจื’ืžื ื™" ืขื ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื›ื.
08:20
Every small steps counts, because brushing this topic under the carpet
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ื›ืœ ืฆืขื“ ืงื˜ืŸ ื ื—ืฉื‘, ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืœื˜ืื˜ื ืืช ื”ื ื•ืฉื ื”ื–ื” ืžืชื—ืช ืœืฉื˜ื™ื—
08:24
perpetuates lack of access to sanitary absorbents,
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ืžื ืฆื™ื— ืืช ื”ื™ืขื“ืจ ื”ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืชื—ื‘ื•ืฉื•ืช ื”ื™ื’ื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืช,
08:28
ignorance of menstrual health issues,
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ืื˜ื™ืžื•ืช ื›ืœืคื™ ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืชื™ื•ืช ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™,
08:30
school absenteeism, infection and so much more.
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ื”ื™ืขื“ืจื•ื™ื•ืช ืžื‘ืชื™ ื”ืกืคืจ, ื–ื™ื”ื•ืžื™ื ื•ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
08:35
I'd like to end with a few lines a volunteer wrote for us:
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ื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื™ ืœืกื™ื™ื ืขื ื›ืžื” ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉืžืชื ื“ื‘ืช ืืžืจื” ืœื ื•:
08:39
"Let the crimson tide turn.
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"ืชื ื• ืœืืจื’ืžืŸ ืœื’ืื•ืช.
08:41
Let there be waves of positivity,
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"ืžื™ ื™ื™ืชืŸ ื•ื™ื”ื™ื• ื’ืœื™ื ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ื™ื,
08:43
thundering applause,
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"ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื ืจื•ืขืžื•ืช,
08:45
villages full of women who bleed with pride.
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"ื›ืคืจื™ื ืžืœืื™ื ื‘ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืžื“ืžืžื•ืช ื‘ื’ืื•ื•ื”.
08:48
Let there be a scent of education
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"ืžื™ ื™ื™ืชืŸ ื•ื™ื”ื™ื” ื ื™ื—ื•ื— ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื ื•ืš
08:51
drifting through the oxygen inhaled by men, women and children.
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"ื‘ื—ืžืฆืŸ ืฉืฉื•ืืคื™ื ื’ื‘ืจื™ื, ื ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
08:56
Let all know the marvels of menstruation
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"ืžื™ ื™ื™ืชืŸ ื•ื›ื•ืœื ื™ื›ื™ืจื• ืืช ืคืœืื™ ื”ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™
08:59
and celebrate Pravahkriti."
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"ื•ื™ื—ื•ื’ื• ืืช ื”'ืคืจื•ื•ืื”ืงืจื™ื˜ื™'."
09:02
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
09:03
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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