Navi Mumbai resident Vaidhei Pagaria started volunteering with a few not-for-profit organisations when she came face to face with the stark difference between the world she came from and the one people from less privileged backgrounds lived in. That made her realise that many women did not even have access to something as basic as a sanitary pad, while children barely had access to books — let alone board games for recreation. That’s when she decided to do something about it and started the Pagaria Welfare Foundation in 2019.

The NGO engages in menstrual health initiatives, challenging the taboos that persist in India |

“We work to uplift children and women in rural and semi-urban communities through initiatives such as community learning centres, toy libraries, menstrual hygiene managem

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