Project Sachetna
In the summer of 2019, Saumya and Sanmyukta Shinde, two sisters from Udayachal High School in Mumbai, started Project Sachetna in their hometown, Nashik. Sachetna aims at unleashing the potential of kids from underprivileged backgrounds, and helps strengthen them in all aspects: personality, health, hygiene, education, etc. Through multiple sessions with the students, Saumya and Sanmyukta not only covered topics such as health, awareness on menstruation and hygiene, but also explained the significance of being independent and strong to the many girls who attended these sessions.
To ensure sustainability of the project, Saumya and Sanmyukta made sure to train new students from the school to become independent, so that they could carry the project ahead.