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'Diana' honorees include teen guy who's a menstrual activist : NPR
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Key Points:
- At 14, Aadvik Jain from Delhi was inspired to address menstrual stigma after witnessing a close friend's struggle with severe menstrual pain that was dismissed by her family and school.
- Jain founded Team Period in 2024 with friends, using workshops, performances, and awareness campaigns to challenge taboos and improve access to menstrual products, aiming to normalize conversations around menstruation among boys and girls.
- The initiative has used creative methods like dance dramas and flash mobs to engage communities, and surveys revealed that normalizing menstrual stains on uniforms helped reduce shame among students.
- Team Period also focuses on practical issues such as installing sanitary pad dispensers in schools and exploring safe disposal methods to support both users and waste handlers.
- Winning the Diana Award in 2025 has given the group international recognition, boosting their credibility and helping them plan to expand by creating local chapters across India and beyond.
