The Gulmohar Foundation

They say, "Every drop counts."  Students of NITJ have lived up to the proverb.

     An initiative started by Harshvardhan Mishra in coordination with The Gulmohar Foundation, Kerala was to collect Sanitary pads for women of Kerala, took a leap when Kavita Kumawat from CSE third year volunteered to support the campaign.  People came along and gave their contribution in every possible way. 

    Nistha Gupta from ICE 3rd year and Praveen Kumar from IPE final year took responsibility of raising awareness about the campaign from class to class and reaching out to people by addressing the issues being faced by women and girls in Kerala. 

    Animesh from IPE 3rd year also related to the issue and helped in strategic planning and promotion.
It is a bold step forward to be able to raise voices on topics which are considered as a taboo in Indian culture.

After addressing students about the issue,
It was time to set up drop points across the campus. Ajay Chaudhary from ICE 3rd year managed to provide buckets, which were used as drop boxes. 

    Kavita then eased everything with her exceptional managing skills, from setting up drop boxes in each girls hostel to making announcements and going door to door for collection, she and her friends did all the hard work, which surely resulted in a fruitful unexpected response.  After total collection, they were able to send off more than 2000 pcs of Sanitary Pads to Kerala.

" I would like to take a moment and thank these girls, who believed in the idea of collecting sanitary pads and gave their heart and soul for it. I would also like to thank Bunty uncle, for providing guidance in each step of the campaign. Kavita, Megha, Sakshi, Niharika and Shivani from the 3rd year were really devoted and concerned for this issue which was a kind of taboo in the wide open. I would like to thanks Sukhdev from ICE 3rd year for taking time out to help with the drop of packages, and I have to admit that I am simply amazed by the empathy shown by girls of NITJ. It's unexpected!
NIT Jalandhar did its bit for Kerala ❤ "
~Harshvardhan Mishra.

This act is the display of unity, empathy, and courage which would work as inspiration for similar future campaigns and shows unity in times of distress.❤️