Humjoli Foundation
Educate and generate awareness among young girls and women from underprivileged communities regarding puberty, menstrual hygiene, and menopause
- Bronze Certified 2023
- 80G
- 12A
About
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Headquarters
Pune, Maharashtra
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Since
2018
The Humjoli Foundation, based in Pune, is an NGO dedicated to promoting awareness of menstrual health and hygiene. With a bold tagline that declares, Read more"Periods – शर्म नहीं, क्षमता है" (Periods – Not Shame, but Power), Humjoli focuses on providing education and awareness about puberty, menstrual hygiene, and menopause. Additionally, the organization distributes safe and hygienic period products to women and young girls from less-privileged backgrounds. Through education and advocacy, Humjoli strives to dismantle taboos and dispel myths associated with menstruation. Furthermore, the foundation raises awareness about sustainable menstrual health alternatives to minimize non-biodegradable waste.
Action
The foundation conducts awareness sessions in communities, schools, colleges, and corporates, distributes period hygiene kits, provides menstrual health education courses, and offers personal counseling for girls and women on growing up, periods, and menopause.
Cause Area
Sector
Sub Sector
Impact
Humjoli Foundation has conducted over 1000 awareness sessions, trained more than 750 educators, impacted over 150,000 women, and covered 8+ states in India.
Vision & Mission
Humjoli Foundation is committed to creating awareness about menstrual health and hygiene, challenging period poverty, and fighting stigma associated with menstruation.
Programs
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Awareness Sessions
Promoting awareness and providing accurate information about menstruation is pivotal for ensuring good menstrual health and hygiene among all women. It is crucial to educate young girls about the basics of menstruation to instill confidence and empower them with knowledge, enabling a better understanding of the overall menstrual cycle.
Our educational modules cater to various audiences, taking into consideration their age, level of understanding, requirements, and education. In addition to addressing the needs of young girls and rural women, we have designed specific sessions tailored for different groups.
For corporate women employees, we offer a specialized session focusing on imparting knowledge about various sanitary hygiene products such as disposable sanitary pads, reusable cloth sanitary pads, menstrual cups, tampons, etc. The session covers their usage, pros and cons, and proper disposal methods.
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Livelihood
Humjoli is dedicated to ensuring sustainable livelihoods for women.
Through Humjoli Haat, underprivileged women have the opportunity to earn supplementary income by crafting various products at home during their free time. All proceeds from the sale of these products directly benefit the women involved.
Humjoli women are engaged in the production of:
Red Dot Sanitary Disposal Bags
Various Types of Paper Bags
Cloth Pouches
Period Kits
Milestones & Track Record
The foundation has published India's first storybook on periods and is a Guinness World Record holder.
Demographics & Structure
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No. of Employees
21-50
M&E
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Internal, External Assessors
No
Policies
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Ethics and Transparency Policies
No
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Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy
No
Political & Religious Declarations
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On Affiliation if any
No
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On Deployment Bias if any
No
Registration Details
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PAN Card
AADAH1521M
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Registration ID
572/2020/pune
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12A
AADAH1521ME20212
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80G
AADAH1521MF20228
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FCRA
Not Available
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CSR Registration Number
Not Available
Location
Other Details
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Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Trust