Reaching Hand recognizes the need for making government schools healthy and hygienic by providing adequate sanitation facilities to the students especially girls and hence the name ‘GIRLS GLORY’. This Program is designed to provide extensive awareness on use of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for underprivileged adolescent girls in Higher Primary Government Schools in and around Bengaluru. We at Reaching Hand are focused on to spread the message of cleanliness, change the attitude towards puberty, and menstrual health, and empower girl child under Girls Glory Program. This is aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 6) of the United Nations proposal put forward in the 2015 assembly to uplift the underprivileged across the globe especially with regard to access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and sound management of freshwater that are essential to human health and prosperity. This program is also aligned to SDG 5 with regard to gender equality where we provide the girl children with equal opportunities to thrive by bringing about continuity of education, especially during the menstrual period through appropriate health education and good toilet facilities.

Girls glory Project (Health)

• Communities and students were trained on WaSH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
• MHM (Menstrual Hygiene Management) workshops were conducted for adolescent girls.
• Toilet units were constructed / renovated in schools for the benefit of students particularly for the benefit of adolescent girls
• Health and Hygiene Kits were provided to the students
• Menstrual Hygiene Kits were provided to adolescent girls
• Menstropedia Comic books were provided to adolescent girls to sensitize them on MHM
• Incinerators are installed in Government schools to maintain hygienic atmosphere in the schools
• Post project management works were organised for school teachers and SMDC members to ensure sustainability of our health initiatives
• Janitors were appointed to maintain the cleanliness of the Washrooms
• Safe drinking water was ensured by providing RO water filters.