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Advaitesha Birla

Advaitesha Birla On Empowerment With Ujaas, Her Initiative On Menstruation Meet 18-year-old Advaitesha Birla who founded Ujaas to spread menstrual health awarenessAdvaitesha Birla, a Class 12 student, has launched Ujaas, a non-profit organisation, to spread awareness about menstrual health and hygiene through school workshops, distribution of sanitary pads, and training girls in manufacturing pads. The youngest member of the Birla family, Advaitesha Birla, daughter of Kumar Mangalam Birla, recently turned 18 years old and founded her own non-profit organisation, Ujaas, under the Aditya Birla Education Trust (Abet) in December 2021.  With Ujaas, Advaitesha wants to bring sustainable change in menstrual health and hygiene management by bringing more awareness at the grassroot level. Ujaas aims to break taboos and stigmas around the issue by not only reaching out to young girls but their families as well,  What made you launch Ujaas? Since generations, my family ha