by Eco Femme | Sep 11, 2017 | Blog, Culture
From 5th – 20th July 2017, Kathy Walking, Nikethana Venkatesan and Mamta Kandari represented Eco Femme, Auroville on a visit to Zanskar Valley, Ladakh in collaboration with Roots Collective, an NGO based in Ladakh. The organisations Zanskar Adventure Point and...
by Eco Femme | May 29, 2017 | Blog, Culture, Education, Environment, Health & Hygiene
From the 1st – 28th May (Menstrual Hygiene Day) we participated in #ThePadEffect campaign lead by Feminism In India (FII) to create more awareness about the harmful effects of disposable, plastic menstrual products and the benefits of switching to sustainable...
by Eco Femme | Sep 27, 2016 | Blog, Education, Home.
Stephanie’s Story Today I am on the first day of my period and as I begin to write this article. Here I am sitting in front of the computer on Day 1 of my menstrual cycle, I am tired and don’t feel like concentrating. I am feeling good overall but I’d just like...
by Eco Femme | Aug 2, 2016 | Blog, Culture, Ecosisterhood.
India is a melting pot of differences; twenty-nine states, seven union territories, six major religions, twenty two official languages, and dry, desert climates alongside months of monsoon(1). Although existing in vague harmony(2), a kaleidoscope nation like this...
by Eco Femme | May 26, 2016 | Blog, Making the switch
Eco Femme co-founder Kathy shares her making the switch story… When I moved to India to live in Auroville 18 years ago, one of the first things that I found myself having to contend with was how to dispose of my sanitary waste. In the west, there is at least the...
