We use the menstrual health lens to improve the health and well-being of
1.72 billion
girls and women in low and middle income countries.
*We recognise that all people who menstruate do not identify as girls and women and not all those who identify as girls and women menstruate.
Levers of Change
Strengthen menstrual product markets
Integrate menstrual health into health systems
Advance wash and waste management for menstrual health
Support menstrual health for women at work
Long term outcomes
Equitable access to information, products, facilities and services for improved menstrual health.
Reduced stigma, discrimination and barriers to participation due to menstruation.
Goal
Health, wellbeing and agency of girls and women in LMICs
How We Enable Change
Strategic advisory & Insights
We provide expert consulting and research services to organizations working on Menstrual Health (MH), Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), women’s labour force participation, gender equality, and related sectors.
Worked with Worked with 10+ development partners and produced 20+ knowledge products
Policy engagement
We work with a variety of government stakeholders at national and sub-national levels, providing technical and evidence-based inputs, and connections to sector leaders and experts to drive lasting impact.
Worked with Supported 10+ Indian Government agencies and engage with the International Standards Organization
Collaborations &
Communities of Practice
We bring together sector stakeholders through convenings and communities of practice, fostering meaningful dialogue on menstrual health to drive collaboration and impact.
Worked with Facilitated 25+ convenings and host 300+ resources on our digital library MHH Connect. We collaborate with 100+ network allies to accelerate change.
Our
Values
Inspired by lived experiences
Driven by evidence and insights
Committed to collective action
Our Journey
Founders: Arundati Muralidharan & Tanya Mahajan
We met in 2014 during the first Menstrual Hygiene Day, sparking ideas on improving menstrual health. Seeing the need for a unifying platform, we launched Menstrual Health Alliance India (MHAi) in 2017—a collaborative space driving evidence-based policy and programs.
From 2017 to 2022, MHAi championed informed choice, quality menstrual products, waste management solutions, and policy advocacy at national and state levels.
In 2023, MHAi, as Menstrual Health Action for Impact, evolved into a think tank to leverage the menstrual health lens for informing progress across LMICs.
Our Work
MHH
Connect
Access expert resources, evidence-based insights, and a supportive community for menstrual health and hygiene.
MHH ConnectOur Collaborators
We believe in collaborative actions and partnerships for evidence generation, policy advocacy, piloting innovative approaches, and scaling promising models.
