PYAR HI Breaking the Taboo and Culture of Silence in Bihar

• Author:UNICEF
• Publication date:10 Sep 2021
• Category:Case Studies

For girls, menarche marks the onset of puberty. But poor menstrual practices can severely affect their education and health outcomes as they grow into women. UNICEF, with the Government of India and Integrated Development Foundation (IDF), initiated a social and behavioral change intervention called Promoting Young Adolescents Reproductive Health Initiative (PYARHI) from 2014 to 2016, in 14 blocks of Nalanda and Vaishali districts of the Indian state of Bihar. To read more click here