ASANI PROJECT

From Stigma to Support—A Blueprint for Period-Friendly Schools

Collaboration

Led by TASSEL, in partnership with DIL Pakistan and Baithak - Challenging Taboo, the Asani Project is a bold, five-year pilot to build a sustainable, scalable model for integrating menstrual health into schools. Together, we’re transforming 13 DIL-managed secondary schools in Khairpur, Sindh into a powerful proof of concept—one that can expand across all DIL schools and inform a national blueprint for change.

The blueprint includes:

  • Curriculum integration of menstrual health as part of everyday learning

  • Affordable access to hygiene products, treated as essential school supplies

  • A data-informed model designed for long-term, national scale-up

DIL is taking bold action—becoming the first school network to implement this model and working to make its campuses truly period-friendly. Baithak, a national leader in menstrual health and hygiene, has created a context-specific curriculum and is mobilizing communities around DIL students to challenge stigma and foster support.

This is more than a pilot—it’s an outcomes-driven, evidence-based initiative designed to transform how schools support girls across Pakistan.

“Learning with Confidence—In Every Lesson, Every Month”

DIL students engage with menstrual health education as part of their core curriculum.

Integrative and holistic

The Asani Project goes beyond the classroom—because lasting change begins with people and participation.

We are engaging mothers and communities to break taboos and champion girls’ education.

“Breaking the Silence—One Generation at a Time”

Community sessions led by Baithak bring mothers and grandmothers into the conversation, fostering generational support.

Our approach is simple and sustainable: Empower Local Teachers

“Empowering Educators—Because Every Classroom Needs a Champion”

Baithak equips DIL teachers to become confident MHHM educators and safe points of support for students.

By equipping existing teachers to lead menstrual health education, we embed lasting support directly into the school environment. This cost-effective, community-rooted approach ensures that a trusted figure already part of their school life is there to talk openly about periods, break stigma, and foster safe, supportive spaces for learning—every single day.

We’re transforming 13 DIL-managed secondary schools in Khairpur, Sindh into a replicable model for MHHM integration across Pakistan.

The blueprint includes:

  • Curriculum integration of menstrual health

  • Affordable access to hygiene products as essential school supplies

  • A data-informed model designed for national scale-up

Our vision is simple:

No girl should miss school because of her period—and every school should be equipped to support her.

“From Stigma to Strength—Celebrating Period-Friendly Schools”

Students and educators mark the completion of an MHHM session with pride and solidarity.