NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, JUNE 20
To promote menstrual hygiene among women and girls in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, the Air Force Association, Gujarat, headed by Veteran Air Marshal PK Desai and his wife Neena P Desai, trustee of Missameal Trust on Saturday kick-started a five-day hygiene awareness drive, says a release.
On day one of the awareness drive, Saturday, they launched the free distribution of masks and sanitary pads at Ramdev Village in Satellite area as well as Bopal and Ghuma areas in Ahmedabad.
Senior cadets of No 2 Air NCC Squadron carried out the menstrual hygiene awareness drive among women with the help of mannequins. These cadets were led by Veterans Wg Cdr Dinesh Vaswani, Ramesh Mehdiratta and Cadet Cpl Purvi Golchha, the release added.
Neena P Desai said, “It is proposed to continue this drive and distribute 2,500 pads in slum areas of Maninagar, Chandkheda, Naroda, Bapunagar etc in Ahmedabad from June 20 to 23 June. Besides free distribution, sanitary pads will also be supplied in future at concessional rate to promote menstrual hygiene.”
These Air Force veterans who have served the nation while in service, regularly carry out activities to serve the society. During current pandemic they distributed food and drinks/water to relatives of outstation COVID patients admitted in Sola and Gandhinagar Civil hospitals. They have also distributed ration kits to poor families affected by the pandemic.
They have been supported by Missameal Trust formed by Air Veterans and STOE Pvt Ltd, a firm established by Veteran Air Cmde Dharamvir, which manufactures masks and sanitary pads, the statement added.
