Menstrual Wellbeing - Ep.5 | மாதவிடாய் நன்னலம் | Conversation with Kalvikarasi from Eco Femme

Menstrual Wellbeing is a new program about menstrual well-being. In this program, we're going to talk about healthy habits [music] by breaking down misconceptions about menstruation . We are also learning a lot about the benefits of eco-friendly men's products, especially cloth parts . Above all, we are going to develop a positive attitude throughout the period. You have come to tell me how important worship is to you. I went to Chennai, I didn't like working there, I came back here, there are many projects to do, so I am a dedicated person to Auravil. According to the Auravil ideal, every individual and every unit here should contribute to the city's development, whatever they can. In this way, you can see what kind of contribution the Ecofam unit is making for the development of Auravil. Just as Ecofam came, it became a global project for our human unity, and a project to be an example of human unity, I also see Ecofam as a project to be a model for human unity. Okay. Ego fame is a social change. There is no such thing as empowerment for women alone. A complete social change. One that is also a human unity. Okay, everyone, how come society has come and So, the reason this revolution came, and now this project, is because of Aruvil. I see Ego Fame on a small level as a project that came to Aaruvil to be a model for human unity. Okay. I see this as a project for human unity . So, I see it as a project that came from Auroville, a project that was created by a divine force, and all the values ​​and qualities that Ego Fame carried out, and all the learning that came with it. Okay, so, what is Ego Fame's contribution? What do you think? There is such a project. There is such a project in Auroville. I see this coming and bringing a lot of pride to Auroville . This social change is sure to bring a lot of goodwill to Auroville. As far as city development is concerned, I don't see just buildings, I don't see any moral values, what kind of moral values ​​are there? Now, those who are watching from outside, those who are not interested, are watching from outside, there is such a project, this project is for such a purpose, it has all the values ​​of eco-fame, this value, this project is in Auroville, I see it as a pride for Auroville . So, the way I see it, EcoFame is a credit to Auroville. This is a great goodwill. Its values, its ethics, all of this comes together and we see a value that we bring to the development of Auroville City . So now how can others participate in your efforts? Education means that if there is only one person who wants to participate, it is not possible. No matter where in the world, those who want to contribute to this project, how can they approach me? How can they approach you? No matter what language they are in, they must come to us and type. How can they type? If you asked such a question, if you came and watched our program, it is like a bad bad bad sister. So, come to our program and contribute to the Bad for Bad program. Okay, now they are in a good, developed country. If they have a desire to come and invest in a good project, contribute to it, support it, etc., then it would be great if they would come and contribute to our Bad for Bad program. We will reach out to more women and girls, and our educational work will also contribute to creating a better society. The second thing is, if you saw the case and saw an education like this, is menstruation only suppressed here, is it only India that needs period positivity when talking about menstruation, is it not only the people here who need it? The whole world has come to this world, to be in this world, to come to developed countries, what kind of dialogue do we have about periods? They are developing countries, maybe they came to infrastructure and were developed, but we are still very interested in them, aren't we? Many ministers, many guests, many people come to our open house to participate, many people will watch, many foreigners will tell us, we don't know this, we need this, we need this kind of conversation, I myself have faced all this kind of things, they must have faced it on a different level, now we have a cultural disadvantage, a oppression, do n't we? So why come and come to us, this education work, we have a lot of resources, educational resources, our own, our social media If you look at our Instagram and Facebook, there are a lot of educational materials, a lot of period-related materials, a lot of period positivity messages, and it's actually really good. I came here and thought about it, and we feel very proud. Like, over the years, if someone went and looked at that material, there's a lot of learning, a lot of learning. So, definitely, a lot of people can follow us. You need a lot of knowledge about your period. We need some positivity. If you want women empowerment or want to learn a lot, you can follow us on Instagram or Facebook. Then come and see, how else can you type? You might be an ambassador . Are you a period related, a yoga teacher, a school teacher, or do you come to us and conduct a workshop? You come and conduct a lot of workshops, like sex education, period education, etc. You come to us and we know what we do. You and I are like-minded people. We can't give you your reserves. Can you contribute to them somewhere? Can you share resource materials with them in our program? So they can be our ambassadors. Okay. If you look at the next one, they might become our retailers. Our product now comes, let's say the person you mentioned comes and lives in Denmark or some other country, they are abroad, they come and buy our product, they have a small store, this product comes and sells in their store, it creates value for them . If they want, they can export our products . Okay, we'll give them the wholesale price. So you can type in the retailer like that. If that's the case, you can come to India and become our retailer . If you want to become a retailer anywhere, you only need to have one store. Now you just have to come and open a store . You do n't have to be a retailer. If you want to come and talk about periods in a positive way, if you have an interest in coming here, if you have a personal interest, if you want to become a menstrual educator, you can come to your group of friends, your club, or some other place, and provide menstrual education, and if you buy our product, you can go to them as a retailer and talk to them. So, how is that for you? Then, if you want to see it, how else can you make it a diary for ego fame? Apart from this, you can come and post your work on our social media . So, if you want to do it, like it or not, you can send us an email. We can definitely come and form a partnership if we can align your interests with our needs and yours. So if you are interested, please send an email to info@ecom.org or email info@eecfame.org . Do you have any future plans or new initiatives to further expand your mission? If you come and see us, as I told you before, we are still trying to sustain ourselves from those economic crimes . We arrived and that eco-fame has now gone flat . Okay, what do you think of us? We were at a very high peak before . Now we've come to a point where we're a little bit on the decline . We have cut down on a lot of our products now so that we don't go into complete decline . Now, if we want to expand the Eco-Fam even further, we will come up with many product lines and add them . Like period panties, menstrual cups, etc. We have a lot of products like Eco-Fame brands, like baby diapers, etc. We have included and expanded them, but we have a financial crisis, so we have to work out all those plants. I am sure that one day it will come and take shape. So let's see. It is not an exaggeration to say that all these years of experience with you will be a huge blessing for both of them in the next few years. It is not an exaggeration to say that they will definitely get the right education and understanding about their bodies from you. They will not need to go and search for this awareness anywhere else. As a mother, you will come and pass on your experiences and your understanding to them. This is something that every girl child should get. It should definitely start from her mother. So every mother should start talking openly to her daughters, leaving aside their hesitations. Only then will those daughters also break the questions and hesitations in their minds and think about this in a different and better way. So this will definitely come true. So many daughters have benefited from you in all these years. When they go to their mother's place tomorrow, they will definitely talk openly to their children. The reason for that is education. Note on it. Soti is the ultimate success of your career. Education is definitely the key. Now you have seen that we come to sleep every day. What is our purpose? What is our purpose? We live for? Our purpose of living is not there. So, you have come to see me. Today I have thought about my journey. I have thought about my eco-fam journey. I am very proud. I will buy it. I am very happy. Many people came to me, many girls came, and there was a lot of doubt about the change. All of this will come and be a small light for us. This is where Ego Fame came in and gave me an opportunity. To give me faith and to have a word of mouth, not only that, but also the teacher principal who is in these schools, and then these school girls, what did they accept, come to this class, come to do something, come to give me a space, I feel very grateful and honestly, for me, both my children are my God's gift, I don't know why, I don't know why, I myself came because of a girl child, I personally like it very much, my second child came and I wanted to have a girl child, I really wished that she would give birth to a girl, as if she were my wish, and honestly, I will not complain like I want to complain, my mother came to me, I don't know about menstruation, she is the one who is wrong, she doesn't have such a view, they don't know about their ignorance, they don't know about the society they grew up in, so I have a lot of understanding, so that menstruation awareness that I give to my girl child I really want to come to my children at a very early age and have a small dialogue with them. What kind of person do I look at today? What am I like? What would I have thought as a child? What do I look at now? I see a very conscious person. So I really want to come to my children and have a small conversation with them in many ways. I am very happy. If they ask me that question, I will ask them something to understand. So, what kind of answer do they give her? We should give them our real answer. What we say should have a truthfulness. It should be appropriate for the age of the child. We should modulate it and tell it to her so that she understands. So I really enjoy coming on a journey like that, even my kids. Keep Enjoying It So that many more women and girls can benefit from this program is our desire and goal. Education. Thank you so much for the education. Please be very patient and answer every question. Today, you've shared a lot with us about yourself, your ego, your period, and cloth pads . We look forward to hearing from you about many more things about menstruation in the upcoming episodes . We will ask you many more questions and information in the next episode. Thank you, hello. [Music] Om [Music]