Project AISHA works to tackle period poverty, improve menstrual health and hygiene, and create a space where menstruation is understood without stigma or shame.
Project AISHA is exactly what its name spells out: a group of undergraduates in the Department of Professional Studies who treat menstrual hygiene as unfinished business, not a seasonal cause. What began as a single donation drive has grown into a running relationship with shelters, schools, and sponsors across Bengaluru.
We work on the belief that a pad shouldn't be the thing standing between a girl and her education. So we raise pads, we raise awareness, and then the slower, harder part: we try to raise the subject itself in rooms where it's usually left unsaid.
To eliminate period poverty, starting in and around Bengaluru, one shelter, one classroom, one conversation at a time.
Workshops that walk into the room a taboo is usually kept out of. We explain the cycle plainly and name the myths that keep it hidden.
Sustainable products (pads, cups, cloth alternatives) reaching the girls and women who are otherwise choosing between food and hygiene.
Breaking the silence around menstruation, one honest conversation at a time, with boys, parents, and educators included in it.
Not a highlight reel. A running record of what we actually did, in the order we did it, starting 1 September 2024.
A Swiss Re-certified trainer walked our campus through sustainable alternatives like menstrual cups and cloth pads, and the environmental case for switching. Several attendees committed to trying one on the spot.
25 volunteers trained ahead of fieldwork: how to run a sensitive conversation, how to distribute with dignity. iSports came on as a partner in the same session, pledging sponsorship and 2,500 pads for Prerana Resource Centre.
17,500 pads, laid out and counted in public on the first floor of Block 4. This was the collection that would go on to be submitted for the India Book of Records.
Record attemptA year's supply of pads handed over in person, alongside an awareness session, a sponsored lunch, and an afternoon of games that turned into a dance-off. Small, ordinary moments that mattered more than the number did.
Our first exposure beyond the department. A stall that pulled in students from Science, Law, and Humanities, several of whom stayed to ask questions, and a few who signed up on the spot.
25,000 more pads, this time to Need Base India and Prerana Resource Centre, enough to draw two newspapers to the story. Details below.
AISHA began with three students who kept running into the same silence around menstrual health, and decided to do something about it.
“I’ve always believed that menstrual health is something every woman should be able to talk about openly and have access to without hesitation. When my co-founders and I saw an opportunity to turn that belief into action, we took it. Being able to do something meaningful and make a difference has always been one of my dreams.”
“I’ve always had a passion for contributing back to society and the topic of menstrual health is something that I’ve always wanted women to feel comfortable talking about. I started AISHA with the aim to break the stigma around menstrual health and support underprivileged menstruators by providing them the access, education and support they need.”
“I started Aisha with a vision to positively impact underprivileged children across my city, guiding them toward better lives and providing the support they need to aim big for their futures.”
Unposed, mostly. Pinned here the way they'd sit in a scrapbook rather than a press kit.
Covered the department's continued push on menstrual hygiene access, noting a fresh donation of 25,000 pads providing a year's supply to more than 200 girls, made to Need Base India and Prerana Resource Centre, and tied the effort to SDG 3, 5, and 6.
A Kannada-language report on the same milestone, describing how B.Com International Finance students organised the sanitary pad drive as part of their sustained commitment to underprivileged girls.
Organisations that put resources behind the work: some through funding, some through pads at cost, some by simply lending us a room and an audience.
Purpose-led engagement, built for organisations that want CSR recognition to mean something on the ground, not just on a certificate.
Your name on donated pad packets, stationery kits, and event banners, plus an official CSR certificate recognised by faculty and university leadership.
An exhibition stall, a panel or guest address, and live recognition at auditorium sessions. Real stakeholder engagement, not a logo swap.
Dedicated features on LinkedIn and Instagram, collaborative reels, and a published case study carrying the partnership to a wider audience.
Access to AISHA's record-attempt showcase, our highest-visibility platform and the centrepiece of the year's engagement.
Our year documented in full.
