02/08/2026
Some people don't wait for change. They become it. ❤️
Meet Ashwini Tai, a woman from Waghalwadi who chose to stand beside the women who are often forgotten.
Every year, thousands of migrant sugarcane workers travel from Beed to Baramati in search of work. For the women among them, there are no period leaves, no breaks, and no conversations about menstrual health. They spend nearly 12 hours in the fields, return home to cook and care for their families, and many still manage their periods using old cloth or rags because that's all they've ever known.
Ashwini Tai knew this reality because she had lived close to it. There was a time when she herself had little understanding of menstruation or the choices women could have.
Today, she is changing that story.
She walks into communities with empathy, sits with women under trees and in their homes, speaks openly with adolescent girls and boys about the menstrual cycle, and introduces sustainable period products that make life safer, healthier, and more dignified.
For many women, the first cloth pad they ever owned came through a conversation with Ashwini Tai.
Her impact speaks for itself:
👥 6,737 people reached
🩸 302 cloth pads adopted
🌸 7 menstrual cups adopted
But beyond these numbers are thousands of women who now know that periods should never stop them from living with comfort and dignity.🌿❤️
